Pete : Writing

Now And Then

Now And Then

A Poem by Pete


We cannot well do without our sins; they are the highway of our virtue. - Thoreau
Down Comforter

Down Comforter

A Poem by Pete


Variety is the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor. - William Cowper's poem, “The Task” (1785)
Acclaim

Acclaim

A Poem by Pete


The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance o..
Golden Shower

Golden Shower

A Poem by Pete


The indescribable innocence of and beneficence of Nature,-of sun and wind and rain, of summer and winter,-such health, such cheer, they afford forever..
Thick Gourds

Thick Gourds

A Poem by Pete


As naturally as the oak bears an acorn and the vine a gourd, man bears a poem, either spoken or done. - Thoreau
Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

A Poem by Pete


... I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came ..
What The Jig Saw

What The Jig Saw

A Poem by Pete


Talk of mysteries! — Think of our life in nature, — daily to be shown matter, to come in contact with it, — rocks, trees, wind on ou..
Blind Man's Bluff

Blind Man's Bluff

A Poem by Pete


I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a new wearer of clothes. - Thoreau
Provision

Provision

A Poem by Pete


... I was rich, if not in money, in sunny hours and summer days ... - Thoreau
Current

Current

A Poem by Pete


A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. - Thoreau