Heed

Heed

A Poem by Pete
"

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

"
A keeper stands watch atop this lighthouse in a raging ocean storm ...

I play notes, unable to make music.
I see sky, unfit to kiss.
I tread the channel, impotent to swim its current.
I know a storm is approaching.
A blind man told me.

What will be, will be ...



© 2020 Pete


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Pete
"Men are born to succeed, not to fail." - Thoreau

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Added on April 27, 2020
Last Updated on May 9, 2020

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Pete
Pete

Boston, MA



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