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Spotted Fawn and I

I whispered quietly to you, just a foot away
"I am not here to harm you, just gathering
wild ramps on this limestone bluff" curled up
next to a beach tree, one eye peaking at me
near the ground, ears alert, you lay so peacefully
enrobed in golden fur with brilliant ivory spots!

I will never see you again, dear one, but I know
I will always remember your ebony eye looking
at me revealing the wonders of our universe, 
for that I am in your gratitude.

As I moved away, she gently lifted to spindly
legs & effortlessly hopped away, leaving me
alone on the bluff, tired, weak, a bit dizzy
from effort, filled with solitary silence, inner
peace I only feel after talking with animals
in the wild, knowing I belong.

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Valsa George

Date: 3/13/2022 12:48:00 AM

Your meeting of the spotted fawn is accidental, but your recollections of that chance meeting are so beautiful ! The poem is a delight, James!

James Marshall Goff
Date: 3/13/2022 4:41:00 AM

Thank you Valsa!

Emilia James

Date: 8/19/2021 3:11:00 AM

A beautiful and precious moment James and one that will never be forgotten. I am honoured to live in an area where nature is all around me. Emilia : )

James Marshall Goff
Date: 8/19/2021 5:30:00 AM

Thank you Emilia!

Ann Gilmour

Date: 3/3/2019 4:24:00 AM

Such a magical moment you have shared James. I always feel it is such a privilege to watch a wild animal in their natural environment and it fills my heart with joy, just as your beautiful poem has done - thank you! a FAV for sure. Kindest thoughts Ann xx

James Marshall Goff
Date: 3/14/2019 6:42:00 AM

Thx Ann!

Heidi Sands

Date: 11/10/2018 6:37:00 PM

I am happy I was led to this poem. It is such a special moment captured vividly and written about superbly :) Thanks for sharing!

Vladislav Raven

Date: 10/31/2018 9:48:00 AM

Hi James, this is such a touching piece of poetry. I loved the content of this piece, it touched my heart and I felt peace. I was in the heart of this piece, I saw all so clearly, what wonderful imagery to behold. Your heart told this tale my friend. I felt such peace reading this wonderful write. May your pen ever run gold. has to be a fave. Have a wonderful Wednesday. your friend always....Mike.

James Marshall Goff
Date: 10/31/2018 2:00:00 PM

Thanks again Mike!

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 6/15/2018 12:43:00 PM

Your heart seems to be in tune with God's creatures. That is a true sign of a man with a tender awakened soul. Thank you for sharing your poetry .

James Marshall Goff
Date: 6/15/2018 1:15:00 PM

Thank you PD...james

Hgarvey Daniel Esquire

Date: 6/3/2018 8:44:00 PM

Dear Chef James, Hope this finds YOU and YOURS Healthy and High in the Spirit. A fellow POET that talks to nature's Lives. Superb Quill. A few years ago There was an Albino Deer born in my backyard (forest) behind the cabin. Great to read YOU again. LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER YOUR Liege...HG SOUPMAIL

James Marshall Goff
Date: 6/3/2018 9:09:00 PM

My God Chef! So good to hear from you! made homemade Chicken Cashew Chow Mein last nite for visiting inlaws from a small Mississipi Rivertown in Southern Minnesota...wow! Chinese 5-Spice, rice-vinegar & Oyster Sauce, Bobs-Yer-Uncle! All my love, jimbo

Sara Kendrick

Date: 5/31/2018 6:30:00 AM

I like this one. Deer are pretty and the fawns precious but they carry the deadly deer tick that is the carrier of Lyme Disease which is not so pretty nor precious. Great descriptive and expressive work. I do enjoy nature and the peace that it gives. Thanks for the visit to my page. Sara

James Marshall Goff
Date: 5/31/2018 7:26:00 AM

Thanks Sara, say hi to Doris for me, please...I smiled when you mentioned Deer Ticks, my older brother Steven (an Evangelical Minister) went with me once this Spring (not this time) & got Deer Tick bit & had to have Doc fill him full of Lyme disease meds!

Joe Dimino

Date: 5/28/2018 5:18:00 PM

Truly beautiful; such soul! A divine write!

James Marshall Goff
Date: 5/29/2018 7:34:00 AM

Thank you for your kind words, Joe, lifts my spirits today!

Anil Deo

Date: 5/18/2018 8:39:00 PM

Intimate! Lots of close encounters with the animal siblings are resonant with your offering, James. How admirers of Nature willingly "lose" years and become nimble "boys" again. Until you stand up & feel your real age. Almost a humor of stages & ages. ThanX shalom, shalom. Caren K said it so well below. amen and amein

James Marshall Goff
Date: 5/18/2018 9:08:00 PM

True Anil! I was gassed! hill climbing, digging & sliding down in mud! the cute fawn totally surprised me, then calmed me down with blinking ears as I had a conversation but a foot away (tho I admit I was on the lookout for mama!)