Pete : Writing

Juncture

Juncture

A Poem by Pete


The virtues of a superior man are like the wind; the virtues of a common man are like the grass; the grass, when the wind passes over it, bends. - Tho..
The Longest Night

The Longest Night

A Poem by Pete


Remember that the smallest seed of faith is of more worth than the largest fruit of happiness. - Thoreau
Not So Soft Shoe Shuffle

Not So Soft Shoe Shuffle

A Poem by Pete


The man who takes the liberty to live is superior to all the laws, by virtue of his relation to the lawmaker. - Thoreau
Liar, Liar, World On Fire

Liar, Liar, World On Fire

A Poem by Pete


Your richest veins don't lie nearest the surface. - Thoreau
Making It

Making It

A Poem by Pete


Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star. - Thoreau
Viscosity

Viscosity

A Poem by Pete


Perfect sincerity and transparency make a great part of beauty, as in dewdrops, lakes, and diamonds. - Thoreau
There And Back

There And Back

A Poem by Pete


Our sadness is not sad, but our cheap joys. Nothing can rightly compel a simple and brave man to a vulgar sadness. - Thoreau
Legless Wheelbarrows And Wingless Sparrows

Legless Wheelbarrows And Wingless Sparrows

A Poem by Pete


Even trees do not die without a groan. - Thoreau
The Crying Road

The Crying Road

A Poem by Pete


Faith, indeed, is all the reform that is needed; it is itself a reform. - Thoreau
Two Passing Ships

Two Passing Ships

A Poem by Pete


The sail, the play of its pulse so like our own lives: so thin and yet so full of life, so noiseless when it labors hardest, so noisy and impatient wh..