BlogHide Resteemsjohnjgeddes (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 time. —TS Eliot There are three sides to every story: what happened…johnjgeddes (75)in poetry • 5 years agoTipping DownThere’s so much pain In the empty night, Where the wind Has its way ; The only light A headlight flare From a passing car And memories Of what we were. I'm struggling now With…johnjgeddes (75)in poetry • 5 years agoEndingsLike Gatsby I tried to grasp And hold back summer, But was powerless To stop Or even hinder Time changes, And now One robin lingers. I stop throwing crusts And hope She’ll follow…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 crab apple Fall in the garden; The silence unbroken By anyone else. On…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 clouds and skies Now that we are broken. Nothing can be done To bring back what…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 when I touch it It departs. In the same way I saw your face Gleam In the…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 of mixed moods— Sky dark, Then white and blue; Wind brightening the room…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, Bur to say Something significant I draw on my past And pain. It’ sa rosary…johnjgeddes (75)in poetry • 5 years agoSeparationRain circles pulsate, Melt into puddles. Trees bristle, Electrified With raindrops and wind. Night of storms, First time without you , Muffled waves Of passing…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 by men and had deliberatley chosen to remain aloof and remote. I was…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 all seemed so plain and logical at the moment but it never occurred to me that…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 that is determined for you in advance, but no one can tell you what to think…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 of Blythe Summers' book of poems. Those instructions were directions—simple…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 Shakespeare said conscience makes cowards of us all, but I think taking time to…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 would. I felt no anxiety whatsoever because I sensed Blythe Summer’s spirit in…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 becalmed. ― Richard Matheson Blythe 1933 I’m finally in my enchanted house…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 light —Blythe Summers I bought an Arts and Crafts house from The Thirties…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 wind and rain make a chilly start to the day, but it is early April after all…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 Joyce Stella is early again. I picture a manicured red talon hovering over…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 get past it Getting over it Is a different matter. At night sometimes Your…
