Pete : Writing

Sodden Dream

Sodden Dream

A Poem by Pete


I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the subject of a coarse jest, yet when you speak earnestly and seriously on the subject,..
Shield

Shield

A Poem by Pete


A different kind of COVID mask
Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

A Poem by Pete


Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work. - Mark Twain
Penny Ante Shanty

Penny Ante Shanty

A Poem by Pete


What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on? - Thoreau
Hansel And Regretal

Hansel And Regretal

A Poem by Pete


We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success. - Thoreau
Spear Mint

Spear Mint

A Poem by Pete


They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer have have it to regret. - Thoreau
You Can't Get There From Here

You Can't Get There From Here

A Poem by Pete


I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. - Thoreau
Marginal

Marginal

A Poem by Pete


What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. - Thoreau
Picket Palisade

Picket Palisade

A Poem by Pete


The walls that fence our fields, as well as modern Rome, and not less the Parthenon itself, are all built of ruins. - Thoreau
All Aboard

All Aboard

A Poem by Pete


We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us. - Thoreau