Pete : Writing

How Do You Like Them Apples?

How Do You Like Them Apples?

A Poem by Pete


Even trees do not die without a groan. - Thoreau
My Sweet, Precious  Lord

My Sweet, Precious Lord

A Poem by Pete


When you knock, ask to see God — none of the servants. - Thoreau
Faith

Faith

A Poem by Pete


Faith, indeed, is all the reform that is needed; it is itself a reform. - Thoreau
Setting Sail

Setting Sail

A Poem by Pete


It is easier to sail many thousand miles through cold and storm and cannibals...than it is to explore the private sea, the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean ..
Regrets

Regrets

A Poem by Pete


Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. - Thoreau
Shards (Walking On Broken Glass)

Shards (Walking On Broken Glass)

A Poem by Pete


Then, there is the thin transparency of November's light; on a cloudless day, it is the clearest glass. - Thoreau
Bent But Not Broken

Bent But Not Broken

A Poem by Pete


Almost the very sands confess the ripening influence of the August sun, and methinks, together with the slender grasses waving over them, reflect a pu..
Unclogging Pipe Dreams

Unclogging Pipe Dreams

A Poem by Pete


Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake. - Thoreau
Giving Up The Ghost

Giving Up The Ghost

A Poem by Pete


The seasons and all their changes are in me. - Thoreau
Al Fresco

Al Fresco

A Poem by Pete


After the first blush of sin comes its indifference. - Thoreau