Fill 'Er Up Please

A Poem by Pete

Remember that the smallest seed of faith is of more worth than the largest fruit of happiness. - Thoreau

Pushing the needle too Far!! - Zaloomie Car Care

Running low.

The needle creeping dangerously past "E".

I've nothing left to put into faith's collection plate.

Nay, nothing more to give.

Yet another grim reminder that ...

... I'm killing myself to live ...

© 2020 Pete

Author's Note

"If we cannot sing of faith and triumph, we will sing our despair. We will be that kind of bird. There are day owls, and there are night owls, and each is beautiful and even musical while about its business." - Thoreau

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Added on April 1, 2020
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Author

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..

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