Pete : Writing

Time Won't Tell

Time Won't Tell

A Poem by Pete


As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. - Thoreau
Fear Itself

Fear Itself

A Poem by Pete


People die of fright and live of confidence. - Thoreau
Tailor-made

Tailor-made

A Poem by Pete


I can forego the seeming advantages of cities without misgiving. - Thoreau
The Last Say

The Last Say

A Poem by Pete


When you knock, ask to see God – none of the servants. - Thoreau
Weigh In

Weigh In

A Poem by Pete


As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness..
Reticence

Reticence

A Poem by Pete


I have, as it were, my own sun and moon and stars, and a little world all to myself. - Thoreau
Octagonal Persuasion

Octagonal Persuasion

A Poem by Pete


Faith, indeed, is all the reform that is needed; it is itself a reform. - Thoreau
(Not So Sheer) Poetry in Motion

(Not So Sheer) Poetry in Motion

A Poem by Pete


Good poetry seems so simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we wonder that all men are not always poets. Poetry is nothing but healthy speech..
Homecoming

Homecoming

A Poem by Pete


Direct your eye inward, and you'll find / A thousand regions in your mind / Yet undiscovered. Travel them, and be / Expert in home-cosmography - Thore..
The Naked Truth (Proper Dress Required)

The Naked Truth (Proper Dress Required)

A Poem by Pete


There is considerable danger that a man will be crazy between dinner and supper; but it will not directly answer any good purpose that I know of, and ..