"Lean-Two"

A Poem by Pete

The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode. - Thoreau

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we took comfort, refuge and shelter in the lean-to of each other's company

not realizing that we'd laid the foundation for a mansion

© 2023 Pete

Author's Note

"Wealth will not buy a man a home in nature-house nor farm there. The man of business does not by his business earn a residence in nature, but is denaturalized rather. I come to my solitary woodland walk as the homesick go home. I thus dispose of the superfluous and see things as they are, grand and beautiful." - Thoreau

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lightsong

Again your brilliant mind hits. if people come together in harmony wouldn't that build a mansion? the mortal mansion is built for this world, the immortal mansion is built for all worlds, timelessly...

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1 Year Ago

thank you lightsong. so true what you say. an immortal mansion is the goal. where love exists, al.. read more

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Added on January 9, 2023
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Pete

Boston, MA

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I love reading, writing, music, nature, God and feeling emotion, not necessarily in that order. To me, these things go hand in hand. My favorite writer is Henry David Thoreau. I think he was a geni.. more..