James Marshall Goff Poet Haiku

Ides of Gitchigumi

scorned sailor's warnings
turbines chewed November gales
writhing hawsers coil

swirling purple sundowns
cackling, taunting, demons deep
scaling mountain waves

last love message sealed
nod to comrade's final fate
flashes up ahead

Split Rock Lighthouse near
Superior's saving light
Davy's Locker scorned

loved ones exhale fear
raise a pint to brotherhood
distant nightmares sleep

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Christuraj Alex February 8, 2022 at 7:28 PM "distant nightmares sleep" - Beautiful. Congratulations! James Marshall Goff February 8, 2022 at 7:43 PM Thanks Christuraj!

Brenda Chiri February 8, 2022 at 7:11 PM James well deserved win! Congrats!:) James Marshall Goff February 8, 2022 at 7:43 PM Thank you Brenda!

Daver Austin April 23, 2009 at 2:07 PM Glad you steered me onto this one....excellent! The multiple is lots of fun...big excitement, lots of light, wind, wave, celebration. Love, daver

Charmaine Chircop April 18, 2009 at 2:52 PM wonderfully done my friend,i was gonna miss this,im glad i didn't my friend-charma

Sue Mason April 18, 2009 at 9:44 AM AWESOME write here, James!! I've never tried multiple haiku's like this ... very creative and difficult !! Love the last stanza !!

David Smalling April 17, 2009 at 1:30 PM swirl purple sundowns cackling, taunting, demons deep This verse is so original and so full with the intensity of fear, Jim, you have outdone yourself again, a wonderful write. Sorry that I am not souping as often as I want to. One love to you and yours

Arany P. April 17, 2009 at 7:17 AM excellent haiku ... Jim! you can tell a beautiful story ... i love the second ... purple always attracts me! :) well written .. ~ Arany

Raul Moreno April 17, 2009 at 2:57 AM Wonderful imagery, nice work James...Raul

Brian Strand April 17, 2009 at 2:33 AM Especially liked the last one in this series Jim.Rgds Brian & thank for your welcome comments

Nadia Shahwan April 16, 2009 at 11:58 AM Responding to your quest...if singing it as: su..pee..ri..ior saving light : 7 syllab. (correct). Pardon me. If you read it as su..per..ior saving light: sounds like 6 cylab. and so add the word bright....your haiku has a lively tune. You can keep it the way you composed it charmingly. All the best.

L'Nass Shango April 16, 2009 at 11:32 AM The lighthouse is the miracle of all our stormy days ... you have prformed, brother, a magnificient telling worthy of men who spin yarns about the sea ... awesome write.

Carolyn Devonshire April 16, 2009 at 10:56 AM Thank God they found the lighthouse, James. I go deep sea fishing and this reminded me of one night when I could only follow my compass for more than 20 miles through a storm, creeping along at about 3 miles an hour in waves 8-10 feet high. Brilliant writing! (Davy Jones has enough company - let him frown when one gets away.) Awesome work. Love, Carolyn

Nadia Shahwan April 16, 2009 at 8:55 AM Beautiful indeed. Thank you for commenting my poem Tulips Sing. May I kindly suggest reintering this haiku as follows:....writhing hawser's coil (5cylab), and .....Superior's saving bright light (7 cylab). I wish you all the best and thank you for your sincere review.

Carrie Richards April 16, 2009 at 6:52 AM What a ride! The fear and excitement of the sea...and I love the third verse, the dire feeling of a final goodbye! Well done, James!~ Love, Carrie

Sharon Winter April 16, 2009 at 5:36 AM Wow. Love them all but my fav is the second. Nice work. Love, Shar

Debbie Guzzi April 16, 2009 at 5:25 AM Now you're making me google again (poke) now that you made me work ...perhaps you'd take a pass at the above in present tense? see if it increases the anxiety, the adventure? Light & Love

Christopher Higgins April 16, 2009 at 4:20 AM This is brilliantly done Jim..great read.