When Push Comes To ShoveA Poem by PeteNothing can be more useful to a man than the determination not to be hurried. - Thoreaua lonely scavenger bathed in jilted, stilted lavender sometimes i feel like i can reach up, grab the sky and put it in my pocketstepping cloud to cloud with invisible sneakers floating in the ocean upon permanent waves pole to pole trying to be whole butterflies and birds at my beckon call inhaling innocence exhaling guilt digesting morsels of truth upchucking chunks of lies dressed to the hilt in this leaking house that someone else built with its bizarre, skewed, ever-changing tilt and no foundation begging to be rebuilt all there is is love on the back of a wingless dove and dilly-dallying pushes begging for a steadfast shove © 2024 PeteAuthor's Note
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6 Reviews Added on May 2, 2024 Last Updated on May 3, 2024 AuthorPeteBoston, MAAboutI 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..Writing
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