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John Geddes, A Familiar Rain Quotes: ...poetry is paying attention to life when all the world seems asleep to its beauties and truths...
         

...poetry is paying attention to life when all the world seems asleep to its beauties and truths...


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This page presents the quote "...poetry is paying attention to life when all the world seems asleep to its beauties and truths...". Author of this quote is John Geddes, A Familiar Rain. This quote is about life-and-living, reflection, truths, poetry, sleep, truth-of-life,.