So They Say

He who hears the rippling of rivers in these degenerate days will not utterly despair. - Thoreau

he who opens unlatches

he who sends dispatches

he who builds straw roofs thatches

he who itches scratches

he who beguiles catches

that which is born of an egg hatches

that which rejoins reattaches

those with holes in their souls need patches

people who like to burn things down shouldn't play with matches

life can be mean

but that's not an excuse to guzzle gasoline

Author's Note

"To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea" - Thoreau

Reviews

[Thomas W Case]

Tremendous poem and a fantastic album.

[Pete]

thanks thomas. you're sure right bout jimi hendrix experience. jeff beck gone now too.

[Poetic Beauty]

Those who play with matches shouldn’t burn anything down with them nor cause any destruction

[Pete]

you've got that right pb. a metaphor for us to be careful what we do and to think things through.

[Poetic Beauty]

Unfortunately we don’t always think things through before we go into action. That is a large problem in society as a whole in the world