johnjgeddes (75)in #writing • 4 years agoWest Harbour Part 1I can only say, there we have been: but I cannot say where. And I cannot say, how long, for that is to place it in…johnjgeddes (75)in #poetry • 4 years agoTipping DownThere’s so much pain In the empty night, Where the wind Has its way ; The only light A headlight flare From…johnjgeddes (75)in #poetry • 4 years agoEndingsLike Gatsby I tried to grasp And hold back summer, But was powerless To stop Or even hinder Time changes…johnjgeddes (75)in #poetry • 5 years agoPhantasmalLights from passing cars Cross the black window. You're gone And I'm alone in the house. Petals from the…johnjgeddes (75)in #poetry • 5 years agoNighttideI I touch sun-warm skin Inhale once again The scent of tanning lotion, These lying dreams reprise Summer…johnjgeddes (75)in #poetry • 5 years agoFace In a WindowI stop at night In the garden To watch The Moon face In black water, So lovely, Trembling In the dark... Yet…johnjgeddes (75)in #poetry • 5 years agoMixed MoodsI see for others... in order to put on canvas the sudden apparitions which come to me —Pablo Picasso A day…johnjgeddes (75)in #poetry • 5 years agoLong Walks in the RainI think i have known rain too long — apologies to e.e cummings I know life— Its joyful And sad strains…johnjgeddes (75)in #poetry • 5 years agoSeparationRain circles pulsate, Melt into puddles. Trees bristle, Electrified With raindrops and wind.…johnjgeddes (75)in #writing • 5 years agoHouse of Shadows ...FinaleI finally met my ghost and was intimidated as much by her mystique as her beauty. I was convinced she had been pursued…johnjgeddes (75)in #writing • 5 years agoHouse of Shadows ...Part 4 ...Marooned in LimboI made the mistake of telling Blythe she was a ghost and compounded it by adding in the fact that she was dead. It…johnjgeddes (75)in #writing • 5 years agoHouse of Shadows ...Part 3 ...Lost in a MazeYou love the labyrinth and you hate it at different moments, but you never feel you’ve conquered it.... This is a path…johnjgeddes (75)in #writing • 5 years agoHouse of Shadows ...Part 2I finally succeeded in contacting my resident ghost and not by seance but by simply following the notes in the margins…johnjgeddes (75)in #writing • 5 years agoHouse of Shadows ...Trying to Romance a GhostThe exceeding brightness of this early sun makes me conceive how dark I have become… Wallace Stevens…johnjgeddes (75)in #writing • 5 years agoLost Time ....Finale ...The Woman in the PortraitI was content to retreat into my solitary life, waiting for my resident ghost to appear, and fully convinced that she…johnjgeddes (75)in #writing • 5 years agoLost Time ...Part 4 ...Segues in TimeOther people, I feel sorry for them. They're still subordinate to clock and calendar. Absolved of that, I stand…johnjgeddes (75)in #writing • 5 years agoLost Time ...Part 3 ...Captivated by a Haunting BeautyIn our house Are little corners Where the Thirties persist — Quiet rooms, Where flappers Whisper in yellow…johnjgeddes (75)in #writing • 5 years agoLost Time ...Part 2 ...An Epic QuestI feel like Dante being led through hell by Beatrice but I persist because I'm searching for enchantment The…johnjgeddes (75)in #writing • 5 years agoLost TimeI was searching to discover the mode of life whereby my spirit could express itself in unfettered freedom. —James…johnjgeddes (75)in #poetry • 5 years agoWrongedBeen wronged many times— Lied to, talked about Abandoned… It happens; You endure or die. I’m a survivor. I…