Seasons And Reasons

Seasons And Reasons

A Poem by Pete
"

The heart is forever inexperienced. - Thoreau

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The Origins of Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine
Actress Raquel Torres
by Ruth Harriet Lewis, 1920s
Courtesy VintageGal

she wore her heart upon her cuff during an elasticated ice age
but now it was a sleeveless summer
so she carried it in the purse of her lips instead

thank heaven for an extensive wardrobe


© 2021 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
"It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always. The conscience really does not, and ought not to monopolize the whole of our lives, any more than the heart or the head. It is as liable to disease as any other part." - Thoreau

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without the heart, nothing functions

Posted 4 Years Ago


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Pete

4 Years Ago

you've surely got that right ... :)

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Pete
Pete

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I love reading, writing, music, nature, God and feeling emotion, not necessarily in that order. To me, these things go hand in hand. My favorite writer is Henry David Thoreau. I think he was a geni.. more..