Smoothened

My life is like a stroll upon the beach. - Thoreau

spit in the ocean

no need for a commotion

wear it like lotion

Author's Note

"The sea-shore is a sort of neutral ground, a most advantageous point from which to contemplate this world. It is even a trivial place. The waves forever rolling to the land are too far-travelled and untamable to be familiar. Creeping along the endless beach amid the sun-squall and the foam, it occurs to us that we, too, are the product of sea-slime." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Ms claws]

Hi Pete, the video is my favorite portion, add it to "spit in the ocean
no need for a commotion
wear it like lotion"... I Wish You Were Here...What a combination!
(did you check out that multi-colored strobe light by the drums! ;-)

[Pete]

appreciate your thoughts on all eternity. thanks for sharing and agreed - great song and performance..

[Gregoria Ahmed]

Short, sharp, and strangely serene. This poem feels like a shrug to the chaos: Spit, soothe, stroll. I love how it echoes Thoreau’s beach-walking wisdom with a modern twist.

[Pete]

thank you for sharing rich thoughts. you gleamed much from few words. i can see that you "get it".

[Gregoria Ahmed]

Thank you, Pete. It was a pleasure to read and reflect on your work. I’m glad my thoughts resonated with what you intended.