Pete : Writing

Would You Like Extra Ketchup with That?

Would You Like Extra Ketchup with That?

A Poem by Pete


There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it, and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself. - Thoreau
Sand Castles

Sand Castles

A Poem by Pete


If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. - Thoreau
Rung By Rung

Rung By Rung

A Poem by Pete


The first step, my son, which we make in this world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days. What signifies the ladder, provided one rise an..
Wailing And Scaling

Wailing And Scaling

A Poem by Pete


Amid a world of noisy, shallow actors it is noble to stand aside and say, 'I will simply be. - Thoreau
Where Desire Is Sewn

Where Desire Is Sewn

A Poem by Pete


Love must be as much a light as it is a flame. - Thoreau
Ménage À One

Ménage À One

A Poem by Pete


I had three chairs in my house, one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society. - Thoreau
In The Not So Still of The Night

In The Not So Still of The Night

A Poem by Pete


I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark. - Thoreau
Earthenware Vessel

Earthenware Vessel

A Poem by Pete


The constant abrasion and decay of our lives makes the soil of our future growth. - Thoreau
Etched

Etched

A Poem by Pete


In the midst of death we are in life. - Thoreau
Thin Lizzy

Thin Lizzy

A Poem by Pete