John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...at seventeen I tried to write poetry confining myself solely to Anglo-Saxon words - don't know if it helped, but it made me more concrete ..."
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"...at seventeen I tried to write poetry confining myself solely to Anglo-Saxon words - don't know if it helped, but it made me more concrete ..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"... yes I speak a different language - the dark fire of poetry - it flutters and gutters in tune with the mood..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...all these epic battles and monsters lately - but love is a tiny world and I prefer a more personal style..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...true authority is not based on control - it's based on truth..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...when the room goes silent, someone has spoken with authority..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...you knew I was confused, tormented, but you enticed me - led me on..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...the religion of the heart is as intimate as a wish breathed to the night sky..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...we use intimacy to refer to the physical when it really pertains to the spiritual .."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"... I'm the last person to ask about unrequited love - I've run away to the Moon and fled to its valleys..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...what is the meaning of La Belle Dame Sans Merci? - have you never been enthralled? enchantment that is unrequited desolates the soul..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...each heart is made of a different stone - no two feel alike nor break the same way ..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...the strands that connect us are frail, so don't hang great weights on slender wires..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"... Myths aren’t fairy tales or legends—they’re an honest attempt to explain mysteries..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...and here's a secret for you - everything beautiful is sad...gilded with impermanence..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...yes, I am your priest, your magician, your lover - I make charms to incant your presence..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...you listen first with the ears - then, you wait and listen for what your heart feels - then you consider what they've said - then, you reply ..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"...never be disappointing - you may wound me, but you must never be disappointing..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"... I hear the sounds of melting snow outside my window every night and with the first faint scent of spring, I remember life exists..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"... I don't want security - to be self-assured - I want to risk my heart in making your portrait and be paid the wages of your devotion..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
"... I'm constantly agitated, restless - I work moments like worry beads until I see your face..."
John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
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