Sam Kauffman Poet Free verse

Fractured Light Fragments

Fractured Light Fragments

                        Ghostly gloom, born of foreboding stillness,
            Cut to smithereens - shattered shards of energy escape
From the whirlwinds in feral fragments with serrated cutting edges -
Wary night watch warned of sirocco’s spinning untamed spiral catastrophe - 

                        Blinding firebolts erupt splitting open serenity 
Nightfall dodges crackling outbursts of released electric voltage flying wild 
Splintered slivers of eye piercing shards - ragged air’s racing volatility 

      Sorcerer of sonic thunder bumpers, releases all pent up booms 
            Rips wide the momentary abyss of suspended oblivion
                        Slamming closed jagged air’s fractured ozone.

Smashed bits of broken midnight solitude crumble in the drumfire
Rumble in rushing waves of tattered sound through towering thunderheads,
      Torn edges of reverberation echo again -
                        Flashing shadows stalk tranquility with their slashing thunder.  

7-21-21
Contest: Fragmented Spaces
Sponsor: Constance La France

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Constance La France August 17, 2021 at 8:22 AM Sam, congratulations on your win in my Writing Prompt, Fragmented Spaces, using my created form. You made my form look beautiful, well done. Wonderful word choices. ~Constance Sam Kauffman August 17, 2021 at 9:46 AM Thank you so much Constance. This contest theme was bunches of fun! And I enjoyed the challenge of the formatting. So grateful for your generous placement, the theme and all that you do on the soup - contests and encouraging messages both are a blessing. Blessings and a hug :D

William Kelii Kekaula August 14, 2021 at 2:26 PM Choice wordings, Sam, " ... smithereens - shattered shards ... broken midnight solitude crumble ...", fantastic imagery you've articulated. My compliments on your righteous win my friend, Aloha! Sam Kauffman August 17, 2021 at 9:43 AM Aloha William! My gratitude and appreciation for your insightful words and gracious message. I love playing with words and creating pictures with them. You always lift my day and encourage me with your visits! Thank you my friend. Blessings to you! :)

Eve Roper August 13, 2021 at 9:11 PM Sam, congratulations on your win in Constance's contest . Hugs Eve Sam Kauffman August 17, 2021 at 9:39 AM Eve, thank you! Truly had a wonderful time creating this pictorial experience! Blessings and a hug!

Paula Goldsmith August 13, 2021 at 11:16 AM Congratulations on your win. A creative thunder light show write. This week we had two nights of thunder storms. I loved hearing it and then reading about it. Today, be blessed.................. Sam Kauffman August 17, 2021 at 9:37 AM Wow! That must have been amazing. I'm afraid I am also a fan of thunderstorms at night. Must have been spectacular. This was such fun to write especially thinking about fragments in terms of the holes thunder and lightning leave in the air. Sending you blessings!

Sotto Poet August 13, 2021 at 11:08 AM Congratulations on your well-deserved top win Sam. You deserve it with this great poem. The imagery, metaphors, and exquisite poetic lines were very Attractive. Blessings. Sam Kauffman August 17, 2021 at 9:34 AM Many thanks and much gratitude Lasaad! I so enjoyed crafting this write especially as I thought about lightning cutting through a storm leaving jagged edges and fragments! Hope you are well. Blessings!

Marilene Evans August 13, 2021 at 10:24 AM You did it again, Sam! Congrats. Well defined, exquisitely described imagery. Excellently written. I'm going up North on 8/24 to see Hamilton in San Francisco on 8/26. Sam Kauffman August 17, 2021 at 9:31 AM Thank you Marilene! This was such a wonderful theme and leant itself to so many possibilities. It was fun. Lucky you! We are hoping to get tickets. It really is a phenomenon! Safe travels!

Christuraj Alex August 13, 2021 at 8:10 AM Smashed bits of broken midnight solitude crumble in the drumfire - A very beautiful write. Congratulations on your win! Sam Kauffman August 13, 2021 at 10:09 AM Thank you so much Chris. I couldn't get the idea of thunder and lightning out of my mind when I thought about fragments of sound and storm. Blessings of clear skies to you!