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"You called me poet-priest - I am. ...devoted to my art, faithful to you...or, is the other way around?..."

John Geddes, Canadian Author

Art, Poetry, Faith, Devotion

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"You called me poet-priest - I am. ...devoted to my art, faithful to you...or, is the other way around?..."

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