Sam Kauffman Poet Free verse

Komorebi

Komorebi 11-8-23
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Komorebi

Sunlight dashes through boughs adorned
In autumn’s scent of red orange crimson
Tossing diamonds of daybreak from their limbs
Into the borning air of dawn
To litter the forest floor in clutter of crystal auroras	
Playing hide and seek with shadows,
Awakened by the roster’s first blush,
To prance across branches on tip-toes of brindled magic
As the moon and sun, the darkness and dawn,
Change places in daily do-se-dos,
Leaving fingerprints of light, in moments of intimacy,
When fingers of dappled warmth push back shadows
With celestial sighs of radiance
And flutter like a sparkling flute of luminosity
Cascading in ricochets from oak to elm to evergreen
Until gleeful pandemoniums of white fire 
Give birth to awe in strings of burnished zephrys 
Draped in jubilees through boughs of dawning beauty 
Woven in strands of light as sunshine thinks on loveliness -
Decorations of celebration!

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Paula Goldsmith December 29, 2023 at 10:14 AM Congratulations on being on the "100 Best New Poems" list for Soup. I enjoyed reading this one. Have a great/wonderful day/2024 writing away.................

Paul Callus December 13, 2023 at 12:27 AM Dear Sam, This poem shows what a good poetess you are. I had to read it more than once to benefit from its metaphorical richness and excellent imagery. (Deserving of a fav) [I could easily imagine a special collaboration between SK & SA!] ~ Best regards for the festive season // paul

Susan Lawrence November 19, 2023 at 8:18 AM Wow dear Sam …. Enticing, enchanting, mystical and magical all in one ! A fav for me to be cherished and read again . So many favorite lines . I love~ tossing diamonds of daybreak from their limbs . Truly wonderful. Big hugs . Thank you for your visit to my poem. Happy Thanksgiving. Love, Susan :) Sam Kauffman November 20, 2023 at 10:38 AM Dearest Susan, what joy your message has brought to me this morning! I am so honored by your fav and grateful for your lovely note! This theme was the catalyst for remembering so many chilly mornings when the sun crept over the hills at dawn and slowly stretched its legs into the darkness of the forest! Thank you for this gracious feedback - doing a little happy dance! So happy you enjoyed this "mystical" experience. Sending big hugs over the mountains back to you! Much love and blessings for a very special Thanksgiving, dear friend! Hugs!! Sam

Andrea Dietrich November 13, 2023 at 11:14 AM I envy your ability to say so much about that title word. I could not think what to write for the life of me. I bet this one scores. Sam Kauffman November 14, 2023 at 11:16 AM I hope you are right, Andrea! This image of komorebi, light coming through branches, brought back delightful moments of watching sunlight play among tree branches chasing away night, especially on those rare moments when I am up at dawn to savor their beauty. I hope you will try to write something for the contest. I know it will be special. Blessings and thankfulness to you! Thank you!!

Susan Ashley November 12, 2023 at 5:26 PM My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend, your golden pen spills with rapture and captures the sparkling, prancing, fiery spirit of "Decorations of celebration" with imagination and finesse. I love sun dapples and how they "play hide and seek with shadows" and how the moon and sun do their daily "do-se-dos"! Wow! I marvel at your use of rich metaphors and enticing, exciting imagery. "Cascading ricochets" of light is amazing to visualize through the beauty of your radiant verse. My sweet poetry sis, another magical stroke of poetic genius from your gifted pen. Warmest wishes sent on enchanting rays of komorebi.. ~Susan Sam Kauffman November 14, 2023 at 11:38 AM My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend, how your message is like sunlight seen through branches - joyful and utterly delightful! Your words leave a joyful signature of gratitude in my heart. This theme brought back so many memories of sitting beneath a tree watching sunlight weave a spell of enchantment through the branches. It is so amazing to me that the simple act of stopping for a moment to absorb this beauty can so affect us and leave a lasting imprint on our spirits! I am so grateful, sweet poetry sis, that we can share these moments and so happy to have you back in the soup!! Sending you blessings on sunbeams to brighten your day as you have brightened mine along with wishes for a blessed Thanksgiving!

Paige Hind November 10, 2023 at 6:34 PM "Leaving fingerprints of light, in moments of intimacy" and "Woven in strands of light as sunshine thinks on loveliness"- pretty amazing. Beautiful writing, Sam. Sam Kauffman November 11, 2023 at 10:52 AM Hi Paige! So grateful to you for your gracious words of compliment! Thinking about the way sunlight seeps though tree branches at dawn brought back many lovely memories! Truly a wondrous sight! Sending you my gratitude and blessings of morning joy!

Malabika Ray Choudhury November 10, 2023 at 5:24 AM Dear Sam, This poem contains exquisite descriptions - I marvel at your stunning choice of words and images. When I need some inspiration, Dear Friend, I need to read poems like yours. To my Faves, Dearest Poetess. Sam Kauffman November 10, 2023 at 10:34 AM Dearest Mala, I am deeply honored by your eloquent feedback and your fav. That is a precious honor especially from you as a teacher! Thank you so much. Have always loved words and word play - stretching their meanings and pairing unlikely companions to create fun images. I cannot tell you how honored I feel, dear friend, to know that you have found some inspiration in my poems. What a gift, dear friend! Sending you blessings, hugs and my deepest gratitude!

Bill Baker November 9, 2023 at 8:41 PM Your imagery is amazing, Sam, and your detailed descriptions are delightful. Have a great weekend, my friend. Bill Sam Kauffman November 10, 2023 at 10:27 AM Greetings Bill! I love to sit beneath a tree and watch the sunlight weave shadows and streak through the branches especially at dawn! It is so playful. Craig's contest brought back those wonderful memories. Thank you for your inspiring feedback - keeps me going!! Sending you blessings my lone star friend!!

Anne-Lise Andresen November 9, 2023 at 10:51 AM - Really written "with celestial sighs of radiance", Sam :) - Beautiful :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs Sam Kauffman November 9, 2023 at 4:41 PM Thank you so much, Anne-Lise! This was such an interesting theme with so many opportunities for playful imagery! So glad you enjoyed it! Hugs and blessings!