"Sham Pain"

A Poem by Pete

If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. - Thoreau

A Rare Bottle of 147-Year-Old Champagne Will Be Auctioned at Christie's of London This Week

uncorking a kiss

acrid vintage 'pon our lips

sparkling wine gone flat

© 2023 Pete

Author's Note

"The poet will maintain serenity in spite of all disappointments. He is expected to preserve an unconcerned and healthy outlook over the world, while he lives." - Thoreau

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Added on December 14, 2023
Last Updated on December 14, 2023

Author

Pete

Boston, MA

About

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..