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Ides of Gitchigumi

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

Date: 2/8/2022 7:28:00 PM

"distant nightmares sleep" - Beautiful. Congratulations!

James Marshall Goff
Date: 2/8/2022 7:43:00 PM

Thanks Christuraj!

Brenda Chiri

Date: 2/8/2022 7:11:00 PM

James well deserved win! Congrats!:)

James Marshall Goff
Date: 2/8/2022 7:43:00 PM

Thank you Brenda!

Daver Austin

Date: 4/23/2009 2:07:00 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

Date: 4/18/2009 2:52:00 PM

wonderfully done my friend,i was gonna miss this,im glad i didn't my friend-charma

Sue Mason

Date: 4/18/2009 9:44:00 AM

AWESOME write here, James!! I've never tried multiple haiku's like this ... very creative and difficult !! Love the last stanza !!

David Smalling

Date: 4/17/2009 1:30:00 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.

Date: 4/17/2009 7:17:00 AM

excellent haiku ... Jim! you can tell a beautiful story ... i love the second ... purple always attracts me! :) well written .. ~ Arany

Raul Moreno

Date: 4/17/2009 2:57:00 AM

Wonderful imagery, nice work James...Raul

Brian Strand

Date: 4/17/2009 2:33:00 AM

Especially liked the last one in this series Jim.Rgds Brian & thank for your welcome comments

Nadia Shahwan

Date: 4/16/2009 11:58:00 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

Date: 4/16/2009 11:32:00 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

Date: 4/16/2009 10:56:00 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

Date: 4/16/2009 8:55:00 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

Date: 4/16/2009 6:52:00 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

Date: 4/16/2009 5:36:00 AM

Wow. Love them all but my fav is the second. Nice work. Love, Shar

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 4/16/2009 5:25:00 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

Date: 4/16/2009 4:20:00 AM

This is brilliantly done Jim..great read.