Pete : Writing

Stone Enclave

Stone Enclave

A Poem by Pete


If I put my head deliberately into the fire, there is no appeal to fire or to the maker of fire, and I have only myself to blame. - Thoreau
My God

My God

A Poem by Pete


When you knock, ask to see God — none of the servants. - Thoreau
The Radium Clock

The Radium Clock

A Poem by Pete


As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. - Thoreau
Fade  to Gray

Fade to Gray

A Poem by Pete


If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however..
Oh Well

Oh Well

A Poem by Pete


The soul grows by subtraction, not addition. - Thoreau
Derivative

Derivative

A Poem by Pete


If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life. - Thoreau
What You Don't Know

What You Don't Know

A Poem by Pete


To a philosopher all news is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea. - Thoreau
Point of No Return

Point of No Return

A Poem by Pete


Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant? - Thoreau
When Heaven Bled

When Heaven Bled

A Poem by Pete


To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. - Lewis B. Smedes
Sifting

Sifting

A Poem by Pete


Faith, indeed, is all the reform that is needed; it is itself a reform. - Thoreau