Another poetic collaboration with Goff James! I hope you enjoy it.
Pentre Ifan a poem by Liz Gauffreau and Goff James
Poem Attribution © Liz Gauffreau and Goff James
Image Attribution © Goff James, 2020
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Elizabeth Gauffreau 
I can absolutely feel it! You two make a mighty pair!
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Thank you, Martha!
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So love this! ❤
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Thank you very much, Val!
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🙏🙏🙏
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Thank you, Stephen!
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Well done, Liz.
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Thank you, John.
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Some wonderful imagery and the two pieces blend together perfectly. How fun, Liz. This collaboration works wonderfully. 🙂
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Thank you, Diana! I’m getting adventuresome in my old age. 🙂
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It’s like singing duet, Liz. I love both stanzas.
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Thank you, Miriam! What a lovely way to think about it.
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That was my first thought when I saw your collaboration again. 😊
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Nice! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Wonderful!
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Thank you!
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Nicely done!
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Thank you, Jill!
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Just beautiful!
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Thank you, Jennie!
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You’re welcome, Liz.
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Atmospheric Liz, thank you.
Some years ago, I slept one night ‘neath bright starlight, under the whispering capstone of Pentre Ifan.
‘Ancient tales traced in shadows’ – indeed, they have much to tell 😉
DN
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Thank you for your comment, Dewin! Perhaps the atmosphere of Pentre Ifan prompted some of your tales in verse?
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Undoubtedly Liz: the enduring resonance of Pentre Ifan pervades the senses and saturates the psyche.
Is there to be a part 2? Pentre Ifan by night, perhaps?
DN
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We have a nighttime collaboration in the works, but not of Pentre Ifan. That’s a good idea!
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Kudos!
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Thank you, Ron!
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Beautifully written!
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Thank you, Suzanne!
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Wonderful poetry, LIz. I don’t think I could ever write with another person again. Once was enough for me even though it was my mother. I like full artistic control – smile.
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I’m the exact same way as you, Robbie–which is why I decided to give it a go!
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Two splendid companions making me want to see the evening version
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Thanks, Derrick! An evening version is in the works.
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You flow together so well. I love this. ❤
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Thank you very much, Jane!
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That is a really lovely haiku, Liz.
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I love this!
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Thank you, Becky!
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Works well together!
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Thank you, Eilene!
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Well done, both of you!
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Thank you, Mark!
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Wonderful imagery in this poem. Great work.
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Thank you, Mat!
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This is full of wonder! I love the cloud-bruised sky; the movement of the sun from dawn through mid-morning and its soothing shadows; the sun’s heat being released by the stones and their storing of history, ancient, lichen-covered; time suspended, then interrupted, by the unique song of a skylark, and its bringing us back to the beginning, the sky. That bird is perfect for this poem. I love the creative economy of haiku. Exquisite!
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Oh, my goodness, Mary Jo! Thank you so much!! I’m so glad you enjoyed the results of Goff’s and my collaboration.
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You’re very welcome.
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🙂
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I swear, you’re going to make a haiku fan of me yet, Liz. I stopped enjoying poetry years ago, but you’re making me wonder why. Thanks for reintroducing me to its economical beauty and truth.
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You’re welcome, Ranee! You’ve piqued my curiosity now about why you stopped enjoying poetry.
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Liz, I think it was because I went through a long literal phase and felt I wasn’t smart enough to truly understand the figurative language of poetry.
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I would contend that we don’t necessarily need to understand the figurative language of poetry. We just need to experience it.
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A wonderful collaboration. I believe that creativity has exponential potential within community. We learn from each other as we go along.
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Definitely! And the older I get, the more I find this to be true.
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Beautiful and thought-provoking poem! (One of the highlights of my life was visiting Stonehenge a few years ago.)
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Thank you very much, Mary!
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I love the image of the ‘cloud bruised’ sky. Liz.
The haiku and the image compliment each other perfectly.
Well done to both of you 🙂
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Thank you, Patricia! Goff started the collaboration with the image of the “cloud bruised” sky.
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Lovely imagery of the weight of history and the presence of nature.
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Thank you, Andrea. Goff chose a very evocative inspiration photo.
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I love this, Andrea: ‘weight of history and the presence of nature’ 🙂 Something a curator in an art gallery would say 🙂
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Good point!
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What a beautiful piece!
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Thank you very much, Angela!
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My pleasure, Liz.
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Really well done!
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Excellent, Liz and Goff! And I love the look of the words superimposed on the image!
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Thank you, Dave! Goff gets the credit for the artistry of the image.
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Lovely!
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Thank you!
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Beautiful! ❤️
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Thank you, Rachel!
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This lifted my morning! Thanks!
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Thank you so much for letting Goff and me know, Therese! I’m so glad the results of our collaboration gave you a lift.
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So well written!
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Thank you!
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