Early "Bloomers"

A Poem by Pete

Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors. - Thoreau

Why These Under-the-Radar Arizona Canyons are Worth the Trip

Arizona's Canyon X

innocent but thonged

wedged 'tween half right and half wrong

lingerie of life

© 2021 Pete

Author's Note

"It would be well, perhaps, if we were to spend more of our days and nights without any obstruction between us and the celestial bodies, if the poet did not speak so much from under a roof, or the saint dwell there so long. Birds do not sing in caves, nor do doves cherish their innocence in dovecots." - Thoreau

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Author

Pete

Boston, MA

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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..