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Hold the Applause

Hold the Applause – Pick a Title Vol. 52, 6-8-25, Sponsor Edward Ibeh
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Hold the Applause

Hold the applause
As the last note holds it’s breath
Before the keynote
Exhales
Before the melody
Takes a solitary journey
Into a taciturn hush.

Nascent
Waits
Like an incognito coda,
A second ending,
Rejecting the downbeat of resolution.

A breathless
Motif
Expands
Into the glorious,
Unfolding
Into fresh synonyms,
Anointed arias,
Unfolding like auroras
In stanzas
Pregnant with commas.

Copyright © Sam Kauffman | Year Posted 2025

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/26/2025 8:51:00 PM Wow this is so beautiful. I hope it scored high. Not an easy title to work with Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/27/2025 12:40:00 PM Hi Andrea! I'm so glad you like this one. Agreed, it was not an easy prompt but I am really happy with the way it turned out and it did place. Thanks so much for your support! It means a lot to me. Have a good weekend! Blessings!

Jan Allison Date: 6/18/2025 1:48:00 AM your poetry is music to my ears, love your unique interpretation of the prompt. congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/18/2025 10:37:00 AM Thank you so much for your note of congratulations, Jan! This theme really sang to me. So glad you also heard the music! Hope all is well. Blessings and hugs!

Paula Goldsmith Date: 6/15/2025 11:37:00 AM Back with Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your fun/wonderful "Hold the Applause" write again. Oh yes, one theme produces totally different writes. I think it is fun to see where each one takes the same theme. Have a blessed day with your win............. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/18/2025 10:34:00 AM Hi Paula, thank you for your note of congratulations! I so appreciate your support! Agreed! So fun, and inspiring, to see how each poet takes a theme and makes it their own. Sending you blessings!

Edward Ibeh Date: 6/14/2025 6:45:00 PM Great poem, Sam. I love your refreshingly unique, distinctive writing style. Heartiest congratulations on your win in my contest! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/18/2025 10:30:00 AM Hi Edward! Once again your creative theme provided an opportunity to delve into a theme I had never considered! Thank you so much for your placement and for all that you do on PS! Blessings to you and your family!

Karen Jones Date: 6/14/2025 5:25:00 PM This is unique and very artistic! I like it! Congratulations on your win! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/18/2025 10:28:00 AM Thank you so much, Karen! So glad you enjoyed this poem. It is always an honor to be on Edward's winners list with his unique themes. Take care. Blessings!

Paige Hind Date: 6/8/2025 5:57:00 PM Cool, Sam...very very interesting Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/8/2025 6:27:00 PM Thank you so much, Paige! I kept thinking about how many opportunities continue to be revealed and how God continues to lead asking us to hold the applause - applause only due to God. Blessings!!

Paula Goldsmith Date: 6/8/2025 12:42:00 PM I enjoyed reading your fun/wonderful "Hold the Applause" write. "Good Luck" I also did this one. Have a wonderful day writing away............ Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/8/2025 6:34:00 PM Thank you, Paula. We really did write totally different poems. So great to see how a theme produces totally different writes! Thank you for your support and your feedback! Blessings!