All Is Vanity

A Poem by Pete

How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live. - Thoreau

feeling my blind way

i crash into dark matter

sing rather than say

© 2024 Pete

Author's Note

"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." - Thoreau

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The_Ancient_Rock

Dark matter...
Interesting piece.
"I am the lizard king, I can do anything!" - Jim Morrison
Good work, enjoyed reading it, keep it up.
Take good care.

Posted 1 Year Ago

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Added on April 19, 2024
Last Updated on April 19, 2024

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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..