Creed

Creed

A Poem by Pete
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In my cheapest moments I am apt to think that it isn't my business to be "seeking the spirit," but as much its business to be seeking me. - Thoreau

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Daniel in the lions' den - Wikipedia
'Daniel In The Lions' Den' by Peter Paul Reubens, 1615

crucified sinew
splintered, sanguineous soul
he found religion



© 2024 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
"Bribed with a little sunlight and a few prismatic tints, we bless our maker, and stave off his wrath with hymns." - Thoreau

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Short but extremly powerful and complex. The reader takes the spirituality he or she wants.

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Pete
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..