In the darkness Of life’s bitter days Never ever let it be forgot You are special You are unique You are loved Let your heart reach out And dance Unfettered as the breeze Be the sun the moon the stars Let your light shine forth Never ever let it fade
In the darkness Of life’s bitter days Open wide the gate Named Love And let her enter in Remember always You are loved You are unique You are special You are you Let your light shine forth Never ever let it fade
Poem Attribution – Goff James – In the Darkness
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Alone I stand and stare In ice barbed silence My face against A misted pane is set My aching heart scorched dry Imprisoned Within my tortured thoughts and Tattered dreams Alone I stand and stare
Alone I stand and stare Through raindrops pearled I watch The mourning flowers weep My unutterable grief they share Such sorrow felt Such deep pain borne Each day unseen unknown Alone I stand and stare
Alone I stand and stare In this dreaded place Time uncaring bleeding fades My loneliness all devouring O’erwhelms my very being Anger shaken I scream out loud Can no one set me free I turn and face an empty room Alone I stand and stare
Poem Attribution – Goff James –Alone I stand Stare
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In silence Alone I sit Upon the ancient cliffs Where evening’s Burning fingers stretch and Twilight’s mystery lingers long Entrapped within my Weaving pained filled thoughts I see the setting sun Descend beyond the aching sea
In silence Alone I sit Listening to The lowing melodies of The waves lap against the shore Neath the fading light I hear the restless Call of ocean roving gulls return And nectar laden bees dance O’er the salted purple heather
In silence Alone I sit Amid the shadows of my sins That haunting rise and fall As the the clifftop chorus Softly fades and Drifts upon summer’s fragrant breeze Beyond the setting sun Into the sheltered cooling corners Of the closing of the day
In silence Alone I sit Watching the rising moon Veiled in mellow lustred darkness Amid the waking silence That from the boundless ocean soars Heavenwards I lift my weary eyes Offering to the opening night A simple thankful prayer
Poem Attribution – Goff James –In Silence Alone I Sit
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Pained alone he stands Upon fate’s Ancient crumbling cliffs As night’s aching gloom slowly seeps Smothering his broken heart The ocean unforgiving Calls Outstretch your wings and fly
From the darkened depths Fermented waves unleash Their flailing fractured foam His splintered soul ice numbed The wild wind’s Snarling symphony Howls Outstretch your wings and fly
In the troubled turmoil A moment’s stillness stirs Poised unrehearsed he leaps Into the dark abyss In the rushing wilderness As he descends a voice he Hears Outstretch your wings and fly
Dawn’s healing softness His broken corpse embraces And holds him in her arms Once more he rises kissed by Morning’s waking light Love unspoken weeping Peals Outstretch your wings and fly
Poem Attribution – Goff James –Outstretch Your Wings And Fly
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What if yesterday was today’s used Is today tomorrow’s ken ignored Picked up paper Picked up pen Returned to sleep and Dreamed again
Waking questioning What if when tomorrow then survives Exacerbating bafflement Picked up paper picked up pen Dream’s confusions mind’s disguise Absolute bewilderment
In such frenzied state doubts return What if now is when and now is then Then is when and when is now Picked up paper picked up pen So confused Slumber’s fleeting rest returns
What if then and now And when apart exist Wearied by attempts to understand and solve These unruly confusions in dreams persist Picked up paper picked up pen Notions’ complex still unresolved.
O how words and phrases fuse Dancing syllables twist and turn Rhythm hued stacked embroiled Picked up paper Picked up pen So confused
Then and now and when encore Turmoil rages Picked up paper Picked up pen Thought’s and words explored Do such nightmares ever end
Meandering musings and Sleep-eyed versing full run Drop the paper Drop the pen Such rambling verbiage Undefeatable
Then and now as well as when’s Victory well won Subjugated lost forlorn The restless poet Thoughts shorn clean To night’s fractured sleep succumbs
Poem Attribution – Goff James –The Restless Poet
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in the waking light of january’s ice bitten dawns o’er the hedgerow ancient hawthorn naked bone chilled stands a single jewelled dewdrop quivering clings clasped to each decaying haw faded red winter’s fruit tree weeping songless stands many-splendoured sparkling bright crowned in sunlight’s stretching rising golden rays morn’s reminder of summer’s softer warmer ways
Poem Attribution – Goff James –in the waking light
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Neath midnight’s mighty darkened sky Rising luminous clouds I glance. O’er nectared hill tops wisp winged fairies fly. Seduced, imbibed I join their sacred dance.
Neath starlight’s sapphire cosmic vault Sweet perfumed breeze my being fills. Such beauteous stillness, mind and eyes exalt. Eve-tide’s lullaby weary soul distills.
Neath plum trees silvered blossomed boughs I watch the stars immortal blest. Snow pearled petals fall. Peaceful rest endows. Pon earth’s verdant pillow, my head, I rest.
Just another day Morning’s golden smile Defaced by darkening clouds And weather’s wayward ways The closing sky shadowed dark As the elements take control Sunlight shuttered disappears Replaced by wind and storm All four seasons distilled into one Rain hail sleetand snow Morning unravelling Cries out loud it’s Just another day
Poem Attribution, Goff James, Just Another Day
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