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Dot To Dot

Dot to Dot

. 2 . Point to point
Painting life by the numbers
A moving chorus line of choice
Random patterns spurned
Unbroken pointillism paints a soul’s portrait
In shades of shadows and sunlight

. 2 . Day to day
In a sanctuary of measured stillness
Sunset and sunrise on a calculated thread
Sun and moon follow precise lines of gavotte
Like a moving celestial stairway
The pilgrimage of each morning and each night

. 2 .  Mile by mile
Plumb line for restless steps
Stepping stones of revelation
Crossing over potholes of quick sand
Passing detours of indiscretion
Wisdom’s oasis marks each passage

. 2 . Note by note
Winsome, plaintive, joyful melody line
Rises from the deep eternal’s depths
That reads each note as written
One voicing after the other
The song of each life stitched together

. 2 . Line by line
Stars joined with silk filaments 
Sweet ambrosia of constellations
Fiery guardians in strings of astral confetti
When north stars and southern crosses
Make paths through our tangled valleys

12-20-22
Contest: Dot to Dot
Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues

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Hat Bueckert Date: 4/18/2023 9:42:00 PM What a creative take on dot to dot, stunning words you've put together, nicely done Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 4/19/2023 10:49:00 AM Greetings Hat! Many thanks and much gratitude coming your way! I think, we as poets, have words as playmates. So much fun to create word patterns. I always enjoy your word pictures and your marvelous sense of humor that they convey! Hope you are well! All the best!!

Juliet Ligon Date: 1/3/2023 8:22:00 PM I love your interpretation of "dot to dot." Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 1/9/2023 11:03:00 AM Happy New Year Juliet! Thank you so much!! I am so happy that you liked this poem. It was a fun theme to develop. Just had to have some fun with the dot to dot and all the in between! Blessings of peace and joy to you for the new year!

Valsa George Date: 1/3/2023 7:41:00 PM Stunningly beautiful and awesome.... dear Sam. You are a bard of the highest order. So much of depth and beauty in each stanza and line of thought. I don't which stanza is my favorite. So I randomly choose 'note by note' and 'line by line' and the whole poem as my FAVE Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 1/9/2023 11:08:00 AM Dearest Valsa, my heartfelt gratitude coming your way dear friend! I am so honored by your lovely feedback and your fav! Thank you. And, I would say it takes one to know one. We are so blessed to be inspired by one another. When I read your wonderful poems I am taken to new heights by your creativity, depth, originality and expression of all emotions. Thank you for that gift dear friend. Sending you blessings of joy and peace for 2023!

Silent One Date: 12/27/2022 11:47:00 AM Sam my friend, I hope you are well and It is great to see you posting and I really enjoyed reading this poem.. I do like the second stanza and the use of words to emphasise on the point you are trying to make.. This is very clever and the sign of an intelligent and creative poet... Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 12/28/2022 9:11:00 AM Silent One, I am so happy to hear from you my friend! You have definitely been missed by me and the soup! This was such an interesting theme about the movement of life. Just had to have a little fun with it. I am so glad you enjoyed reading it. Your feedback is always so perceptive and encouraging! Thank you! Sending you blessings of joy and a toast to the new year! Looking forward to reading your wonderful writing again!

Len Gasun Date: 12/26/2022 2:21:00 AM This is absolutely awesome my dearest friend Sam! So creative. I enjoyed reading it this afternoon. Congratulations on your win! Thanks for sharing! God bless you always and your writings! Hugs Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 12/28/2022 9:04:00 AM Thank you so much Len! I definitely got caught up in the theme of the contest. It had such movement and I think invited us to look at starting points, end points and the movement in between the two - a constant recycling of time and experience! I am so glad you enjoyed reading it dearest friend! Sending you blessings of joy for the Christmas season and a toast to the new year! Here's to sharing more of our work together!

Terry Miller Date: 12/24/2022 12:15:00 AM Very well done, congratulations Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 12/28/2022 8:55:00 AM Hi Terry! Happy Christmas! Thank you for your note of congratulations and your feedback. So appreciated! Hope your Christmas season is merry and bright and full of joy!

Kim Rodrigues Date: 12/22/2022 3:08:00 PM Sam, very nicely done point to point…line by line. The first portion of each verse threw me off. It wasn’t until I finalized the contest where I understood what you had done. It was a bit confusing. I thought you meant to order them 1,2, 3 etc.. Congratulations on 2nd place win in my contest! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 12/28/2022 8:58:00 AM Thank you so much Kim not only for my placement but for this very original contest theme. There were so many ways to go with it. I hope you are having a merry and bright Christmas season. Sending you blessings of joy and a toast for the new year!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 12/22/2022 10:07:00 AM Wow, Sam this is so poetic. I expect to see this high on the winners' list! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 12/22/2022 2:05:00 PM Merry Christmas Andrea! Thank you so much. After I got my muse in gear had a delightful time writing on this theme! It did place second which is a great honor. Blessings of joy. Prayers for Joe!

Constance La France Date: 12/21/2022 12:07:00 PM Sam, your poem is wonderful for the contest, I love it, blessings Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 12/22/2022 9:17:00 AM Merry Christmas Constance! I am so glad you like this poem. It took awhile to formulate but I am pleased with the results. I really like the theme of the contest. It is a fun theme. Sending you blessings of joy and peace. Hope you are staying warm and cozy through this frigid weather!