James : Writing

My Funeral Song For You

My Funeral Song For You

A Poem by James


I lost a dear friend yesterday. She gave in to her demons and left a void in the world that can never be filled.
For the Drunks and the Loons

For the Drunks and the Loons

A Poem by James


Just a fun story
Chicken Fried

Chicken Fried

A Poem by James


A Dumb Little Song. I back it up with clawhammer banjo Standard Bum-Ditty with some drop thumb. I played it as is with the intro
Sorrow's Walk

Sorrow's Walk

A Poem by James


Thick with fog and sorrow's walkwhen words die slow and thoughts wander off;a man will dream of loved ones goneand friends who have left and those who..
Poetry Dies on Friday

Poetry Dies on Friday

A Poem by James


Poetry fades a little on Thursdays. It’s failing breath can’t be heard above a whisper, ignored by most and unattended ..
Twice As Bigger

Twice As Bigger

A Poem by James


Limericks are supposed to be bawdy
Chaotic Cadence

Chaotic Cadence

A Poem by James


Light that shone through the treesin rays that scorched the midnight groundand brightened a path for me to seeas I searched my way through a darkened ..
Of Want and Waste

Of Want and Waste

A Poem by James


The people prayed and the sky fell silent.In the clouds, their voices fell like rainback to an unforgiving Earth,a mother, who has abandoned her child..
Tomatoes By June

Tomatoes By June

A Poem by James


Watching my neighbor work in the muddy garden patch on a warm March day.
A Kentucky Mountain Top

A Kentucky Mountain Top

A Poem by James


I remember my fatherwhen I was youngand he still had the lungsof a young man.The dirt under his nails,the black sootthat never washed from the back of..