Sam Kauffman Poet Free verse

Living Truth Embraced

Living Truth

Ancient guides of venerated truth
Stumble through numb spiritual graveyards
Where truth casts its shadow in chiseled words,
A signature of affection,
On moss bathed alabaster stones that once 
Gleamed in treasures of veracity,
Autographed insights of the ancient sages
Screams out the litany of wisdom
Then begs, like balm, the insomniac unconscious heart 
To intone a resurrection,
A living trove of living verbs in action
Breaking from the bondage of a chrysalis redecorated
With raw promises to shake off stagnation,
Relight the lantern star of the eternal spring’s veracity
Springing into actions that rise from stone inertia
Insight’s revelation releases a new song of songs
Truth that lives anew –
That propels the quest of new a-ha’s
That plants new reasons for renewed actions
In the waiting heart embraced. 


5-3-22
Contest: Our Truth
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker
1st Place Our Truth

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John Arthur February 23, 2023 at 11:39 AM Love your near ethereal descriptive work, and broad vocabulary similar to Lovecraft's use of language. Was an engaging read!

Barbara Barry-Nishanian July 8, 2022 at 10:30 PM Propels the quest of a-ha"s " You are so deserving of the congratulations. I too have reread this, which is needed to gain deeper appreciation. Sam Kauffman July 11, 2022 at 9:43 AM Greetings Barbara! Thank you so much for your lovely note of congratulations! Brought a :) to me this morning! There is no greater compliment from fellow poet than to know ones work merited a second read! Thank you for that gift! Hope you are well. All the best!

Beryl Edmonds June 5, 2022 at 9:30 PM Sam, I have read this poem several times and am impressed with every line, every time, it’s a magnificent write. Congratulations on your win in Unseeking Seeker’s contest and being top of the best new poems list… Belle Sam Kauffman June 6, 2022 at 11:22 AM Thank you so much Belle. There is no greater compliment than to know a fellow poetry companion on the journey has read and re-read ones poem. Thank you for that gift and blessing! Both the win, the BNP, were pure delight especially knowing the quality of the work here on the soup. I have learned so much from all of you. I think this poem is the result of my experience here on the soup. Sending you bunches of blessings!

D.W. Rodgers June 5, 2022 at 8:15 AM Powerful words, congrats on your win Sam Kauffman June 6, 2022 at 11:18 AM Hi D.W.! Thank you so much. I am so glad you liked this poem. I am always filled with wonder and awe of the new a-ha's in life and how they motivate us. Hope you are doing well. All the best!

Connie Marcum Wong June 2, 2022 at 7:20 PM I am back to cheer you for the Trophy you received Sam. Hooray! Blessings xxoo Sam Kauffman June 6, 2022 at 11:14 AM Thank you Connie. The trophy win was completely unexpected but treasured! So grateful for your congratulatory note! Sending your prayers and blessings!

Elizabeth Mccann May 29, 2022 at 4:47 PM Thank you, Sam. I'm new here so am startled by this very high standard! Also, my inned seeker was looking for a spark. Sam Kauffman May 31, 2022 at 10:23 AM Hi Elizabeth! So nice to meet you! Welcome to the soup! Thank you for your visit and lovely message. I have learned so much about poetry from this website and the broad variety of poets in all stages of writing who submit their poems along with taking up the challenge of writing for this various contests. I hope we can nurture your new spark as we have been nurtured. All the best.

Valsa George May 29, 2022 at 2:43 AM To a great extent, your poem is esoteric and deeply profound on renewal and rejuvenation. Here I see the marriage of semantic prowess with your spiritual inclination. No doubt..... your poem is a signature of your poetic caliber, dear Sam. Congratulations on your trophy win....! Sam Kauffman May 31, 2022 at 10:16 AM Valsa, I am deeply honored and profoundly touched by your eloquent words! Thank you! So grateful for your congratulations! I almost didn't enter the contest. Seeker's themes always take me on a journey and challenge me to think in new perspectives. Just being on the winners lists among so many poetic treasures is an honor itself. Sending you blessings dear friend!

Susan Lawrence May 25, 2022 at 8:03 AM Profound, poignant and soulful Sam ! I love the weaving of thoughts, renewal , ancient sages and rebirth . A beautiful tapestry to behold . Big congratulations on your double wins . Blessings, Susan :) Sam Kauffman May 27, 2022 at 10:58 AM Thank you so much for your beautiful message and your congratulations. I am deeply honored! The double win was a complete surprise! I am so grateful for the opportunity to share this poem with so many. Seeker's themes always motivate me into a deeper space - a new world to explore. Hope you are well. Sending you blessings!

Robertina B. May 25, 2022 at 5:46 AM Congratulations Sam on your trophy win! You created a masterpiece! Really enjoyed this.. Exquisite imagery! Many blessings, Sam.. Sam Kauffman May 27, 2022 at 10:51 AM Greeting Robertina! Thank you for your visit and your message. I am so honored by your words and so happy you enjoyed this poem. There can be no greater compliment than to know a fellow poet pilgrim enjoyed something you have written. Made my day. Sending you many blessings!

Connie Marcum Wong May 22, 2022 at 4:19 PM This is wonderful Sam. Congratulations on having it at the top of the best new poems list. Bravo! Blessings xxoo Sam Kauffman May 27, 2022 at 10:46 AM Dearest Connie, much gratitude coming your way. I am truly humbled by the response this poem has received. It warms my heart to know you enjoyed it. Thank you for your support that continues to inspire and motivate me. Hope you are doing well. You are in my prayers. Sending you blessings on soaring white wings dear friend! Hugs.

John Watt May 22, 2022 at 3:40 PM I join with Mala to applaud you (with a double fist bump tossed in) for your poem at the top of the standings, dear friend! Had to pop back and read once again this gem of profound truth and creativity. Here's to resurrection hope in the waiting heart embraced! I share in your joy for this acknowledgement of your God-given artistic talent. With a warm "signature of affection" ~ John Sam Kauffman May 27, 2022 at 10:43 AM John, thank you dear friend. Your congratulations bring me much joy. The win and best new poem were complete surprises and I share in your double fist pump! Truly we wait in the joy of the resurrection that propels us into new action yielding a clearer picture of God each time - a picture we are now ready, and prepared, to see. Gratitude coming from the dugout along with a tip of my cap for you dear friend! What a gift you are to me and to so many. Blessings on fly balls over the fence!

Malabika Ray Choudhury May 22, 2022 at 9:00 AM Revisiting to congratulate you, Sam, on your poem being top of the new poems list. Well-deserved and brilliant! So happy for you, Dear Friend! Sam Kauffman May 27, 2022 at 10:36 AM Thank you dear friend! The placement on the new poems list and the win were totally unexpected - happy surprises! I am so glad that you liked this poem. Seeker's contests seem to coax me into a deeper place of reflection. Hope you are well! Sending you blessings on renewed wings dear friend.

John Watt May 13, 2022 at 5:17 PM Sam my dear friend, you are in fine form with your remarkable ode to renewal and resurrection. Your language is carefully chiseled to create a hybrid of nature imagery and spiritual nuance. The profound wisdom behind these words comes from the depth of your soul, having marinated in both sorrow and faith. Combine deep thoughts with a mastery of the language and the subtle shadings of a seasoned poet and you have a masterpiece of hope, revival, and soul vitality. A Fav and double high fives for your wins! ~ John Sam Kauffman May 15, 2022 at 9:35 AM John, dear friend, your note, congratulations and profound understanding of this poem bring me great joy! Your fav is an honor beyond measure!!! Thank you from my humbled heart! This contest theme got me thinking about so many things. I have to give credit to our precious Holy Spirit for the inspiration. So glad I was listening - for a change! Your messages have the depth of a master poet! What wonderful company to be in and to share! Sending you many blessings of the Easter season dear friend! Here comes the Holy Spirit! Cheers from the stands!

Jennifer Proxenos May 11, 2022 at 6:17 PM Thought provoking write my friend a trophy win. indeed! Powerful words, congratulations hugs and blessings Jennifer Sam Kauffman May 13, 2022 at 8:26 PM Dear Jennifer! Your congratulatory note is such a blessing. I got so absorbed in the contest theme I almost missed entering! This was an amazing contest theme - a theme that kept poking at me. So grateful for your visit - always a great pleasure! Hope you are doing well in your autumn! Blessings and hugs!

Jo Chamberlain May 11, 2022 at 6:35 AM Congratulations on your trophy win. Great imagery. Nicely penned. Sam Kauffman May 11, 2022 at 10:20 AM Many thanks Joanna! I so appreciate your congratulations and your kind words! Makes all of the writing process that this poem went through so worth it! Hope you are doing well. All the best!

Sally Eslinger May 10, 2022 at 5:33 PM So love your ancients route to rebirth and your multi layered, multi routed, multi dimensioned depth to that end. Bravo! Marvelous, enviable use of language. Sam Kauffman May 11, 2022 at 10:23 AM Sally, thank you ever so much for your insightful and inspiring comments. So grateful! This poem went through many iterations. The process was as much of a joy as the result. The trophy win was a delightful surprise! All the best to you!

Susan Ashley May 10, 2022 at 1:57 PM My dearest Rhyme Time friend, I am embraced and enraptured by the depth and breadth of this poem’s profound thoughts and beauty. The magnificence of your free verse pen spills lustrous pearls in every line.. every line a treasure of grand imagery and inspiring metaphors.. every line “propels the quest of new a-ha’s” and delivers in an astounding way. A big WOW and a big FAV! Congratulations for your golden trophy for this rich and brilliant piece. Warmest wishes sent on a song.. ~Susan Sam Kauffman May 11, 2022 at 10:17 AM Dearest Rhyme Time friend, great minds are at work again! Have been thinking about you and here you are. That is a great blessing dear friend. Your note, your congratulations and your fav are treasure of inestimable worth. So honored beyond belief by both of them. Your messages, and your poetry, inspire me to reach deeper and discover new poetic expression. Your poems always carry me to new heights of inspiration while motivating me to delight in the writing process. What a gift! Sending you blessings on wings of a star.

Christuraj Alex May 10, 2022 at 7:08 AM Great, indeed! Congratulations! Sam Kauffman May 10, 2022 at 9:23 AM Thank you so much Chris not only for your congratulations but for you wonderful note! I am honored. Blessings!!!!

Paulette Calasibetta May 10, 2022 at 6:41 AM Congratulations on your 1st place win in the contest! Stunning and provocative! :)Paulette Sam Kauffman May 10, 2022 at 9:22 AM Thank you so much Paulette! This was originally written for Seeker's contest on Our Truth. His themes always spark something deep in me that I didn't know was there! I feel truly blessed by this placement and so grateful to be able to share it my fellow "soupers." Sending you blessings of a new spring!

Malabika Ray Choudhury May 10, 2022 at 4:35 AM Congratulations on your Trophy win, Sam. "Breaking from the bondage of a chrysalis redecorated" - stunning images, My Friend. Your poem, your images inspire me - "That propels the quest of new a-ha’s That plants new reasons for renewed actions". Your visit to my page is really appreciated. Love and blessings ~ Mala Sam Kauffman May 10, 2022 at 9:30 AM Dearest Mala, your words bring my heart such joy. Thank you dear friend! What a beautiful compliment to know these words and images inspire you as your writing does the same for me! It is a blessing indeed to share in each other's poetic journey as companions! Sending much love and blessings!

JC Brul May 10, 2022 at 12:57 AM Congratulations dear friend on your majestic Trophy Win!!! This splendid poem deserves the very best. I am so proud of you. Sam Kauffman May 10, 2022 at 9:13 AM Thank you dear friend! This win is a delightful, and most humbling, surprise. There are so many amazing poems on the winners list! The theme for the contest was a wonderful challenge. I always learn so much from Seekers themes. So glad you enjoyed the results! Sending you blessings!

Len Gasun May 9, 2022 at 5:13 AM I enjoyed every line imparting wisdom on truth in your poem my dear friend Sam. A fave. Congratulations on your shining win and this stellar write! Thanks for sharing. God bless you always. Hugs Sam Kauffman May 10, 2022 at 9:17 AM Hi Len! Many thanks and much gratitude coming your way. I am deeply honored by your fav! That made my day. One of the great joys of being on the soup is the way we get to share our work with each other - to learn and be inspired by one another. It is an immeasurable blessing! Sending you many blessings dear friend!

Ann Peck May 8, 2022 at 8:33 AM Sam, That is so very gorgeous - every line. I especially love ~ where it casts its shadow in chiseled words. Also ~ on moss covered alabaster stones that once gleamed in veracity. Congratulations on First Place! Sam Kauffman May 10, 2022 at 9:05 AM Ann, thank you so much! I am so happy that this poem spoke to you. So grateful for your lovely compliments! It took awhile to put together and I almost missed the contest! Your note put a big :D on my face! Thank you! Sending blessings!

Barbara Barry-Nishanian May 8, 2022 at 8:05 AM "New reason for renewed actions. "Congrats. well deserved Sam Kauffman May 9, 2022 at 2:37 PM Barbara, thank you so much for your visit and note of congratulations. It renewed and refreshed my spirit! Hope you are well. All the best!

Andrea Dietrich May 7, 2022 at 9:08 PM wow, what a poem. I don't know your placement, but i bet it was very high. Congrats Sam Kauffman May 9, 2022 at 2:33 PM Thank you so much Andrea. Had to think on this theme for many hours. I feel so blessed that Seeker gave it a second place. There were many wonderful entries! Blessings dear friend. Your visits always brighten my day!

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