Up And Over

Up And Over

A Poem by Pete
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Routine is a ground to stand on, a wall to retreat to; we cannot draw on our boots without bracing ourselves against it. - Thoreau

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great wall of china from en.wikipedia.org

i'm making a break
up and over the wall
heeding love's bold call
no matter the baggage i carry
don't bother to catch me if i fall



© 2024 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
"The cart before the horse is neither beautiful nor useful. Before we can adorn our houses with beautiful objects the walls must be stripped, and our lives must be stripped, and beautiful housekeeping and beautiful living laid for a foundation." - Thoreau

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Added on September 18, 2024
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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..