Sam Kauffman Poet Free verse

Last Stroke of Midnight

Last Stroke of Midnight	

The last stroke of midnight chimes –
All plans stand at attention, start here,
Perfect prophecy inhales the first breath 
Of winnowing starlight foretold
As you draw up to step into your blemished creation
With new lungs filled with crisp fulfillment.

Torrents of roaring grace
Smash narrow portals of garden betrayal
Eras, ages and eons of sneering dominion
Turned sideways
Genesis false victory turned upside down
Smug visages fade into imploding ego

The missing piece of the heart
Readies to vibrate again in unison 
With the tenor of timeless oblations 
Heaven’s plan of trembling preparation
Explodes with triumph
Through the breathless comma of anticipation

Before the simpering wraiths of wilderness
Gorges prepare to shatter, valleys get ready to level
Avalanches of obliteration make way to raze
Buttes, crumbling cliffs and ridges of desolation
Midnight’s last stroke of domination
Turns a beastly reign into a flailing whine

Eden’s new age strides into time
In beauty’s signature crossing mountaintops
Leaving incense where insolent decay 
Leaves ashes of deluded victory
Sweet scented leaves overpower putrid 
Advent conceived, gird in reality, released!

11-22-22
Contest: Just Before Release
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker

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Beata Agustin November 28, 2022 at 8:04 PM Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... a much-awaited biblical event, poetically expressed... God bless you. Sam Kauffman December 1, 2022 at 12:18 PM Beata, thank you!! I kept thinking about the way our world was changed after the arrival of Jesus and Heaven's anticipation ready to burst after the last chime of our midnight! Sending you all the blessings of the season dear friend!

Sotto Poet November 28, 2022 at 2:35 PM Wow, that's incredible! You have done a wonderful job of conveying the beauty of your poem. Sam, I am very happy for you and your incredible achievement. Congratulations on your great win Sam Kauffman December 1, 2022 at 12:14 PM Thank you so much my dear friend! As I mentioned to Chris writing this poem was a pilgrimage into the past and the present - a before of pent up energy for Jesus arrival and a picture of the world after. Sending you all the blessings of the season!

Christuraj Alex November 28, 2022 at 6:19 AM Indeed, is a great release. Congratulations! Sam Kauffman December 1, 2022 at 12:11 PM Hi Chris! Sending you a heartfelt thank you for your congratulations! This poem turned out to be a journey into the world before and the world after the arrival of Christ when God's plan was truly released. Blessings to you!

Valsa George November 28, 2022 at 12:13 AM Simply fantastic ! What depth and what hopeful waiting for the Advent. You have indeed stamped the beauty's signature in your poem. Congratulations on your great win, dear Sam

Unseeking Seeker November 27, 2022 at 8:23 PM Superb craft as always, Sam! For sheer artistry alone this one is a clear winner, all the way through. Warmest congratulations on your podium finish. Sam Kauffman November 28, 2022 at 2:08 PM Seeker, thank you so much not only for your lovely note, your placement but the opportunity to meditate on this theme especially in terms of Heaven's preparations to change this world that explodes into the world at midnight's last gasp. Sending you all the blessings of the season!