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The Things That Shape Us

Pete Damon

Poetry about everyday events, observations and milestones.

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Autumn Evening

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Backlit against a dusky molten sky,
black autumn woods at twilight 
appear as colossal cast-iron grates 
on some majestic pot-bellied stove.
a year ago
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A Modern Sickness

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I went to a punk rock show 
where everyone had opinions and ideals
but no one seemed to agree on anything 

We were standing below a stur...
2 years ago
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The Big Questions

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There’s an irreducible mystery 
at the bottom of everything there is—
How do you get something 
out of nothing ?

How does quality...
2 years ago
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Bad Week

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I have to sit sometimes 
waiting 
for the universe to
get it’s act together 

so that I may go about 
my usual business 
no m...
2 years ago
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Night Magic

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Walk with me, quiet companion
Let us move along this 
moonlit meadow
through the alchemy of Night

Steer your gaze skyward, 
towa...
2 years ago
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    Dog Wanderer, Painter, Poet, Severely Injured Pawn in the Game

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