Pete : Writing

Sick And Mired

Sick And Mired

A Poem by Pete


Men have become the tools of their tools. - Thoreau
Judgement Day

Judgement Day

A Poem by Pete


Though the damned do not love God, God loves them, and this is their torture. The very fires of Hell are made of the love of God! - Peter Kreeft
Middle Ground

Middle Ground

A Poem by Pete


Our manners have been corrupted by communication with the saints. - Thoreau
Klaxon

Klaxon

A Poem by Pete


What is morality but immemorial custom? Conscience is the chief of conservatives. - Thoreau
If I Had A Song

If I Had A Song

A Poem by Pete


The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them. - Thoreau
Succulence

Succulence

A Poem by Pete


We cannot well do without our sins; they are the highway of our virtue. - Thoreau
Doctor Joe

Doctor Joe

A Poem by Pete


Our family doctor when I was growing up.
Affront

Affront

A Poem by Pete


The volatile truth of our words should continually betray the inadequacy of the residual statement. - Thoreau
Go Ahead, Make My Day

Go Ahead, Make My Day

A Poem by Pete


Do not despair of life. Think of the fox, prowling in a winter night to satisfy his hunger. His race survives; I do not believe any of them ever commi..
I Think It's Over

I Think It's Over

A Poem by Pete


Much of our poetry has the very best manners, but no character. - Thoreau