Pete : Writing

Weigh In

Weigh In

A Poem by Pete


As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness..
Reticence

Reticence

A Poem by Pete


I have, as it were, my own sun and moon and stars, and a little world all to myself. - Thoreau
Octagonal Persuasion

Octagonal Persuasion

A Poem by Pete


Faith, indeed, is all the reform that is needed; it is itself a reform. - Thoreau
(Not So Sheer) Poetry in Motion

(Not So Sheer) Poetry in Motion

A Poem by Pete


Good poetry seems so simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we wonder that all men are not always poets. Poetry is nothing but healthy speech..
Homecoming

Homecoming

A Poem by Pete


Direct your eye inward, and you'll find / A thousand regions in your mind / Yet undiscovered. Travel them, and be / Expert in home-cosmography - Thore..
The Naked Truth (Proper Dress Required)

The Naked Truth (Proper Dress Required)

A Poem by Pete


There is considerable danger that a man will be crazy between dinner and supper; but it will not directly answer any good purpose that I know of, and ..
Pie in The Sky

Pie in The Sky

A Poem by Pete


Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth. - Thoreau
Arse Farce

Arse Farce

A Poem by Pete


What men call social virtues, good fellowship, is commonly but the virtue of pigs in a litter, which lie close together to keep each other warm. - Tho..
I Lashes

I Lashes

A Poem by Pete


As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. - Thoreau
The Not So Good Fight

The Not So Good Fight

A Poem by Pete


We have used up all our inherited freedom, like the young bird the albumen in the egg. It is not an era of repose. If we would save our lives, we must..