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Pearl

What of...A Pearl? 5-30-24
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Pearl

Born from irritation
Errant seed, like a pebble in a sandal,
Rubbing raw the soft heart in bruises
Lustrous armor built around crumbs of discontent -
A resume of overcoming ravished wounds
From a jagged invasion to round perfection. 

A sly annoyance, nurtured,
Grows into heroic neon hues
Of black or white, cream, gold or pink
Inside darkness, in stillness’ mystery,
Deep within oceanic birthing swells
A metamorphosis in the hands of grace.

Through the stony crucibles’ selfless sacrifice
Layers of harmony built from an unreachable itch
Step out into tranquility, an opalescent retort,
From lesions to beauty cultured from injury
Flawless orbs revel in firstborn revelation
To decorate innocence reborn.

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Valsa George Date: 6/25/2024 4:49:00 AM How profound and meaningful! A grain of sand caught within causing severe irritation, in time, gets transformed into a priceless pearl. Every line in this poem proudly declares your ability to turn a trivial subject into a masterpiece. This is the best of your recent poems. "From lesions to beauty cultured from injury Flawless orbs revel in firstborn revelation". In the same way the lesions in our heart through endurance and tolerance can be transformed into triumphant laurels. Dear Sam, sweet friend, Congratulations on your win. This goes into my FAVE. Login to Reply

Regina Mcintosh Date: 6/4/2024 10:56:00 PM Love to you. Wonderful writing. God bless you and Congrats. Love, Gina Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/5/2024 11:58:00 AM Sending love back to you on "pearly wings," Gina along with my deep gratitude for your lovely message of congratulations and heartwarming feedback! Thank you! Sending you precious pearls of blessings, much love and many hugs!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/3/2024 6:12:00 PM I see this is a winner. Big congrats, Sam Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/5/2024 12:10:00 PM Hi Andrea! Thank you! Took a while to get into the theme but I am pleased with the results and so honored with Craig's placement! Sending you summer blessings!

Paige Hind Date: 6/3/2024 4:34:00 PM What a write, Sam! Inspiring, you captured it so well- feeling writing, and a real pleasure to read Login to Reply

Crystol Woods Date: 6/3/2024 2:23:00 PM Final 5 lines are perfection! The sponsor for this contest is right on the money! Richly deserved win! Xo Login to Reply

Susan Ashley Date: 6/3/2024 11:58:00 AM My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend, how beautifully you have woven the imagery and metaphors in this poetic masterwork. To make pearls out of grit, is to make sorrow and hardship a thing of beauty and your brilliant poem captures this lustrous transformation with exquisite elegance, eloquence and artistic finesse. Magnificence flows from your mighty pen with breathtaking results. Congratulations for your win in Craig's contest. Warmest wishes sent on opalescent rays of light.. ~Susan Login to Reply Susan Ashley Date: 6/3/2024 9:30:00 PM Dearest Sam, your reply is truly beautiful. It’s such a pleasure and an honor to share the podium with you, my sweet poetry sis :) Sam Kauffman Date: 6/3/2024 1:58:00 PM My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend, each word in your beautiful note is a pearl to be worn in a necklace reflecting my joy and gratitude for your beautiful note of congratulations! Thank you sweet poetry sis! The beauty we see in each pearl comes from the "lustrous transformation" of sand in our sandals and pebbles in our shoes!" Your words are precious pearls - a gift indeed. It is one of life's ironies that our pearls come from our struggles as we layer each one in transcendent grace! Sending pearls on strings of blessings to you!

David Crandall Date: 6/2/2024 5:55:00 PM Beautiful lines Sam, "from jagged invasion to round perfection", "an opalescent retort". Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/6/2024 3:06:00 PM Greetings David! Thank you so much for your feedback. You honed in on one of my favorite lines! Sending you blessings and my gratitude!

Daniel Henry Rodgers Date: 5/31/2024 7:48:00 AM Dear Sam, you brilliantly explore transformation - the "errant seed" becoming "lustrous armor", emerging from "ravished wounds" into "flawless orbs" that "decorate innocence reborn" through grace's "oceanic birthing swells". You've exquisitely captured suffering's alchemy into transcendent beauty. A metaphor for resilience and creative metamorphosis. - Blessings, My Friend, Daniel Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/6/2024 3:01:00 PM Dear Daniel, thank you so much for your mindful exploration of this poem! You have such a marvelous ability to pull from the lines of a poem its essence and deeper meanings making your messages so poignant! I am deeply grateful. Sending you warm blessings and my gratitude!!