“In the baby’s room The city lights are Milky In the curtains… Breath Gentle as rain, Sleep Quiet as snowflakes” — john j geddes Birth Copy Share Image
“I’m a man of stone - and my hands are not soft enough to brush away, each stray wisp of hair” — john j geddes Gentleness Copy Share Image
“your moods and colors are my climate, not the changing face of the sky” — john j geddes Beauty Copy Share Image
“This will be a winter so desolate, only memory can fill the emptiness” — john j geddes Despair Copy Share Image
“You are my winter suddenness—a glass of red wine spilt across a white tablecloth” — john j geddes Attraction Copy Share Image
“my soul has shadows – nooks and crannies where griefs, like cobwebs, collect” — john j geddes Death Copy Share Image
“suffering breaks us until there’s nothing left but gentleness” — john j geddes Breaks Copy Share Image
“the fragrance of pine resin is frankincense poured out—a balm of stars and snow and moonlit nights” — john j geddes Christmas Copy Share Image
“In the end, we all inherit a stone, after life’s waves have rolled over us—and hopefully, she’ll write upon it” — John j Geddes Enduring Copy Share Image
“all day long, one storm then another—and I take your hands like gentle flowers that blossom into awareness” — john j geddes Awareness Copy Share Image
“night, and the moon a blur above— I wonder where the world hides you, and if perhaps you still love me” — john j geddes Love Copy Share Image
“I will not exorcise you—I’d miss your fragrance, the soft tread of your step on the stair” — john j geddes Desire Copy Share Image
“fingers of wind combed the lake into ridges—icy palm prints glistened wherever it rested” — john j geddes Flower Copy Share Image
“Last night, lost in spaces between star—bays and lakes of clouds, I tossed and turned looking for you” — john j geddes Astronomy Copy Share Image
“Redhead All over the house Strands of copper hair Like filaments from a cobweb Collect. If you and I Were ever to… — john j geddes Memories Copy Share Image
“you know the way of the wind in the night—the desolate alleys my soul takes” — john j geddes Desolation Copy Share Image
“you and I are black and white—a film noir, filled with gestures, poignant and tender” — john j geddes Black and white Copy Share Image
“I see you from afar—fragile and shy as a star gleaming through a cloudy rift” — john j geddes Astronomy Copy Share Image
“our hearts break, and take us out of relationships that are too painful for us” — john j geddes Heartbreak Copy Share Image
“You can be taught to write – you can’t be taught to be an artist” — john j geddes Art Copy Share Image
“I write small poems— the kind that fit on a postcard… and still can break your heart” — john j geddes Break your heart Copy Share Image
“I keep coming back to certain books, and you—to try to find myself again” — john j geddes Books Copy Share Image
“I am your stone of necessity calling up spirits from rain puddles—your Magus of words” — john j geddes Creativity Copy Share Image
“burnt by the sun of your mouth, I’m unable to speak or paint you with words” — john j geddes Desire Copy Share Image
“I knew I loved you when I kept trying to run away and find reasons why it wouldn’t work” — john j geddes Commitment Copy Share Image
“I see you kneeling in church—stained only by colored windows” — john j geddes Guilt Copy Share Image