The Art of Poetry – The Wonder of Writing Senryū – Exploring Life’s Challenges – Fear and Uncertainty – Poetic Reflection – Insights – From Fear’s Pained Shadows – A Poem by Goff James – Quotations

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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

Helen Keller

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Image Prompt – Senryū Poem – From Fear’s Pained Shadows

Poetry, Senryū, Poem, Poet, Goff James. From fear’s pained shadows Life’s uncertainties blossom Time’s river flows on

Poem Attribution – Goff James – From Fear’s Pained Shadows

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Life is rarely about what happened; it’s mostly about what one thinks happened.

Chuck Klosterman,

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Spotlight Photography – Exploring the Enduring Joy of Flowers – Sky-blue – Nature -Celebrating the Beauty and Inspiration of Flowers – Viewpoint – Shaping Perception and Perspective – The Photographer’s Artistic Visual World – Without Words – A Photo by Goff James – Quotations

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The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition. 

Honoré de Balzac

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Photo Attribution – Goff James – Without Words 612 – 2026 

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Flowers just open up and turn toward the light and that makes them beautiful.

Jim Carrey

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The Art of Poetry – The Wonder of Writing Haiku – Nature – Curlew – Poetic Reflection – Insights – Across the Marshes – A Poem by Goff James – Quotations

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It’s late this year, the curlew’s crescendo – that gathering call, swelling the falling over green-gold marshes.

Barbara Hickson

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The image depicts a lone curlew walking at dawn across watery marshland.

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Image Prompt – Haiku Poem – Across the Marshes

Poetry, Haiku, Poem, Poet, Goff James. Across the marshes The cry of the curlew heard Dawn’s fragrance sun-blessed

Poem Attribution – Goff James – Across the Marshes

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Curlew or whaup? Which is it to me? The English of books or the fading Scots, maybe closer to the bird’s wild home? Textbook reality or romantic poetry? Or both…

Alan McClure

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The Art of Poetry – The Wonder of Writing Senryū – Exploring Dreams – Poetic Reflection – Insights – Night’s Mansion Star-gemmed – A Poem by Goff James – Quotations

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A dream one dreams alone is only a dream. A dream one dreams together is reality.

Yoko Ono

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Image Prompt – Senryū Poem – Night’s Mansion Star-gemmed

Poetry, Senryū, Poem, Poet, Goff James. Night’s mansion star-gemmed Love’s past whispers her secrets Dream half-dreamed dissolve

Poem Attribution – Goff James – Night’s Mansion Star-gemmed 

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Sleep is the best meditation.

Dalai Lama

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Showcase Art – Abstract Exploration – Influence and Evolution – Landscape – A Changing Role – Trees – Embracing the Beauty of Nature – Exploring Nature’s Soul – Colour and Form – A Creative Journey – The Power of Imagination – Contemporary Perspective – The Wildwood 3 – A Painting by Goff James – Quotations

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The shape of art and its role in society is constantly changing.

Raymond Salvatore Harmon

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The abstract image depicts a flowing pattern of tree trunks, branches and leaves creating a sense of vibrant colour, pattern and form juxtaposed against each other.

Painting Attribution – Goff James – The Wildwood 3 – 2026

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Just as pure abstract art is not dogmatic, neither is it decorative.

Piet Mondrian

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The Art of Poetry – The Wonder of Writing Senryū – Embracing the Rain – Umbrellas – The Beauty of Rainy Moments – Reflection – Insights – Poetic Perspective – Raincoats Buttoned Tight – A Poem by Goff James – Quotations

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The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The image depicts a late evening in a city centre. It is raining and people rushing homewards hold their open umbrellas.

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Image Prompt – Senryū Poem – Raincoats Buttoned Tight

Poetry, Senryū, Poem, Poet, Goff James. Raincoat buttoned tight Umbrellas unfurled blossom Rushing to get home

Poem Attribution – Goff James – Raincoat Buttoned Tight

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A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.

Frederick the Great

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The Art of Poetry – The Wonder of Writing Senryū – Finding Beauty in Chaos – Embracing Change – Reflection – Insights – Poetic Journey – Yesterday’s Chaos – A Poem by Goff James – Quotations

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Life is what one makes of it.

Fernando Pessoa

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Image Prompt – Senryū Poem – Yesterday’s Chaos

Poetry, Senryū, Poem, Poet, Goff James. Yesterday’s chaos Bound deep within today Tomorrow’s voice speaks

Poem Attribution – Goff James – Yesterday’s Chaos

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It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

Charles Darwin

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Spotlight Photography – Riverscape – Weir – Fish Pass – Seeing the Extraordinary – Beyond the Lens – Capturing Moments – Exploring the World – Imagination – Light – Crafting Unique Perspectives – Viewpoint – Shaping Perception – The Power of Photography – Photography Insights – Without Words – A Photo by Goff James – Quotations 

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It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. One needs less imagination to be a painter because one can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before one learns to see the extraordinary.

David Bailey

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Photography is not about cameras, gadgets and gizmos. Photography is about photographers. A camera doesn’t make a great picture any more than a typewriter/computer writes a great novel.

Peter Adams

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The Art of Poetry – The Wonder of Writing Senryū – Murder and Mystery – The Unexpected – Exploring Life and Death – Reflection – Insights – Poetic Journey – Night Peals Twelve O’clock – A Poem by Goff James – Quotations

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Murder is always a mistake – one should never do anything one cannot talk about after dinner.

Oscar Wilde

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The image depicts a shaft of moonlight penetrating through an opening large two winged wooden door and descending down a long flight of stone steps hemmed with high walls..

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Image Prompt – Senryū Poem – Night Peals Twelve O’clock

Poetry, Senryū, Poem, Poet, Goff James. Night peals twelve o’clock At the bottom of the stairs The smell of murder

Poem Attribution – Goff James – Night Peals Twelve O’clock

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One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedly, as in life.

Alfred Hitchcock

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The Art of Poetry – The Joy and Wonder of Writing Senryū – Embracing and Exploring the Magic of Romance – Love Letter to the Moon – Reflection – Insights – Poetic Journey – Nights Cling Long and Chilled – A Poem by Goff James – Quotations

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If one day the moon calls you by your name don’t be surprised, because every night I tell her about you.

Shahrazad al-Khalij

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The surreal fantasy image depicts the silhouette of young woman illuminated by the moon and stars. Her hair dances in the breeze.In her hand she holds a band of swirling golden coloured ribbon.

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Image Prompt – Senryū Poem – Romance Starlight Crowned

Poetry, Senryū, Poem, Poet, Goff James. Romance starlight crowned Moonlight’s voice jubilant peals Sing sing sing sweet love

Poem Attribution – Goff James – Romance Starlight Crowned 

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I fell in love the way one falls asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

John Green

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