Poetry Spotlight – Sometimes – A Poem by Goff James

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Goff James

PAINTING ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST TITLE DARKNESS ARTIST MADALENA CHIOTTI POEM SOMETIMES POET GOFF JAMES

Sometimes by Goff James

Sometimes I’m happy
Sometimes I am filled with doubts
Sometimes I listen
Sometimes I am lonely bowed
Sometimes I remember
Sometimes I hear death’s footsteps
Sometimes I’m present
Sometimes I dance in night’s dark
Sometimes I’m plagued by voices
Sometimes I’m silent in my thoughts
Sometimes I utter pain barbed screams
Sometimes I understand
Sometimes I’m not here
Sometimes I feel love’s warm words
Sometimes I am afraid
Sometimes I dream morrow’s dreams
Sometimes… ah… sometimes…

Poem Attribution – Goff James – Sometimes

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Spotlight Poetry – Mountains Cloud Cloaked Rise – A Poem by Goff James

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Goff James

IMAGE PAINTING TITLE MOONLIT LANDSCAPE WITH MOUNTAINS AND RIVER ARTIST KARL FREY POEM MOUNTAINS CLOUD CLOAKED RISE POET GOFF JAMES

Mountains Cloud Cloaked Rise by Goff James

Mountains cloud cloaked rise
Heaven’s fragrance transient embraced
River wild cascades

Starlight sparkling wakes
Pine trees towering whisper soft
Shadows purple hemmed

Smooth cool night’s breeze drifts
Beauty’s awed silence distilled
Fishes weary dream

A poem inspired by Eugenia’s Weekly Word Prompt ‘Transient’

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Poem Attribution – Goff James – Mountains Cloud Cloaked Rise

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Poetry – In a Quiet Place – A Poem for Remembrance Day by Goff James

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Goff James

The image depicts a painting titled Remembrance Poppy by the artist Helen Sinfield. The work is a vibrant painting of a single open red poppy flower head. The image supports the poem In a Quiet Place written by the poet Goff James.

In a Quiet Place by Goff James

Is two minutes
Too much time to ask
To remember in our pleasant days
Of freedom
The quiet places where
Those whose bones
And dreams lie graved neath
No man’s land’s distant
Poppied pastures and
Desert scorching sands
Countless sacred lives
Sacrificed
Trapped in horror’s besieged
Nightmares where
Time motionless hangs haunting
Beneath the furnaced sky
Sprayed in memories of
Terror’s darkest fears when
Guns thundered
Shells erupted
Earth exploded
And daylight shadow scarred
Bled fatigued faded
Into bestial oblivion and
Shattered bodies pleading
Cried aloud in
Merciless agonies
Smothered by
Battle’s murderous rage
Innocence’s blood tortured defiled
Seeped war torn into
Hell’s gangrenous bowel
Is two minutes
Too much to ask
To remember in our pleasant days

Poem Attribution – Goff James – In a Quiet Place

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Painting Attribution © Helen Sinfield, Remembrance Poppy, 2021

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Spotlight Poetry – Cock-a-doodle-do – A Poem by Goff James

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Goff James

The image depicts a painting titled The Rooster at Dawn by the artist Dusan Vukovic. The work is a vibrant portrait painting of a rooster singing at dawn.. The image supports the poem Cock-a-doodle-do written by the poet Goff James.

Cock-a-doodle-do by Goff James

Cock-a-doodle-do
Cock-a-doodle-doodle-do
Cock-a-doodle-do

Cock-a-doodle-do
Mister Rooster trumpets loud
Cock-a-doodle-do

Cock-a-doodle-do
Cows contrary mooing wake
Cock-a-doodle-do

Cock-a-doodle-do
Pigs and piglets calling squeal
Cock-a-doodle-do

Cock-a-doodle-do
Mare and stallion neigh and snort
Cock-a-doodle-do

Cock-a-doodle-do
Nel the sheepdog stirring barks
Cock-a-doodle-do

Cock-a-doodle-do
Barn swallows warbling twitter
Cock-a-doodle-do

Cock-a-doodle-do
Mice a squeaking scuttling creep
Cock-a-doodle-do

Cock-a-doodle-do
Morning’s fanfare echoes clear
Cock-a-doodle-do

Cock-a-doodle-do
Wife and farmer yawning rise
Cock-a-doodle-do

Cock-a-doodle-do
Cock-a-doodle-doodle-do
Cock-a-doodle-do

Poem Attribution – Goff James – Cock-a-doodle-do

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Painting Attribution © Dusan Vukovic, The Rooster at Dawn, 2020

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Poetry – Thunderstorm – A Poem by Goff James

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Goff James

The image depicts the beginning of a thunderstorm at dusk in the mountains. The image includes Lightning, dark clouds, mountains, pine trees, lake and cabin. The image is by jplenio from Pixabay. . The image supports the poem Thunderstorm written by the poet Goff James.

A poem inspired by Eugi’s @ Moonwashed Musings Weekly Word Prompt – ‘Thunderstorm’

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Poetry – Matilda the Tortoise – A Poem by Goff James

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Goff James

The image shows a spray of red berries on a black background on which is written a poem titled Matilda the Tortoise by the poet Goff James. The poem reads;
Matilda the tortoise,
Reptilian of great resource,
Renowned escapee.
O’er the garden path she creeps
Neath the broken picket fence
Wearing courage’s crown.
Living on her wits she strays
Seeking freedom’s ways.

Poem Attribution – Goff James – Matilda the Tortoise

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Spotlight Poetry – How the Night Turns into Day – A Poem by Goff James

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Goff James

The image depicts a painting titled Night and Day by the artist Nadhwa Rasheed. The work is a vibrant semi-realistic night and day landscape painting. The image supports the poem How the Night Turns into Day written by the poet Goff James. — © Nadhwa Rasheed, Night and Day, 2021

How the Night Turns into Day by Goff James

How the night turns into day
How fair morning golden wakes
How the sun sails o’er the sky
How the bees sip the flowers
How joy’s birdsong fills the breeze
How the ocean ebbs and flows
How the fishes swim and shoal
How sweet Spring turns into Summer
How the flowers glorious blossom
How flamed sunset sleep-eyed fades

How dusk’s fragrance melts into darkness
How the barn owl silent hovers
How the moonlight dancing gleams
How the stars bright jewelled sparkle
How heartache’s barbed pain wounds
How love’s silk threads woven heal
How life’s journey sweeping wanders
How chilled winter autumn’s harvest gleans
How the greenwood leafless withers
How the night turns into day

Poem Attribution – Goff James – How the Night turns into Day

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