musing

Adjective

• deeply or seriously thoughtful;
  • Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
    

Noun

• a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  brooding , broody , contemplative , meditative , pensive , pondering , reflective , ruminative , contemplation , reflection , reflexion , rumination , thoughtfulness