01Undated...Ah, but the Moon my Love is jealous, and can you blame him? You outshine him with your virtues...John Geddes / quote ↗
02Undated...I don't want what other men see in you- you the you I want is invisible but it is the part of you I really love...John Geddes / quote ↗
03Undated...a bard's down-to-earth love: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red and when she walks, treads on the ground...John Geddes / quote ↗
04Undated...you called me poet-priest - I am. ...devoted to my art, faithful to you...or, is the other way around?...John Geddes / quote ↗
05Undated...what else would a poet priest do on an endless night, but write of love?...John Geddes / quote ↗
06Undated...I guess you're right - I am a priest - I offer sacrifices - so take this line, I want you to have something of mine...John Geddes / quote ↗
07Undated...I'm shy in person - so afraid to confess my love - I need a go-between - our mutual friend, the Moon...John Geddes / quote ↗
08Undated...I live with regrets - the bittersweet loss of innocence - the red track of the moon upon the lake - the inability to return and do it again...John Geddes / quote ↗
09Undated...Neruda was right about all mysterious women - The moon lives in the lining of their skin...John Geddes / quote ↗
10Undated...winter crescent resting in the high pine bough - you fly through the woods like a lone snow bird...John Geddes / quote ↗
12Undated...I prefer rain -sometimes I feel sunlight will turn me to stone - perhaps I'm a Troll...John Geddes / quote ↗
13Undated...I looked in the window, wanting to stay - it rained, yet I remained...because you were so lovely...John Geddes / quote ↗
14Undated...you need to travel to see the ocean - I don't need the ocean - I have the sky...John Geddes / quote ↗
15Undated...I love Shakespeare, but sometimes....his images - If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head....John Geddes / quote ↗
16Undated...I'm constantly agitated, restless - I work moments like worry beads until I see your face...John Geddes / quote ↗
17Undated...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 / quote ↗
18UndatedI keep coming back to certain books, and you—to try to find myself againJohn Geddes / quote ↗
19Undated...I pray this winter be gentle and kind - a season of rest from the wheel of the mind...John Geddes / quote ↗
20UndatedYou are my winter suddenness—a glass of red wine spilt across a white tableclothJohn Geddes / quote ↗
21Undated...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 / quote ↗
22Undated...never be disappointing - you may wound me, but you must never be disappointing...John Geddes / quote ↗
23Undated...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 / quote ↗
24Undated...yes, I am your priest, your magician, your lover - I make charms to incant your presence...John Geddes / quote ↗
