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Moonlight on Meadows

Sunlight or Moonlight - Moonlight on Meadows chosen title 8-21-24
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Moonlight on Meadows

Moonlight lays with meadows 
  Splashing auroras of platinum mist
   On midnight
 As lupine enters Luna’s corona
  Dressed in veils of silver blue.

Light’s fingertips spread wide
Taking in the silk caress –
         Hypnotic lavender and clover.

The silent silver flute song
  Parts tangled nests of moonlit shadows
   Sinking deeply into the crucible of light
While florid breaths of tuberose,
  Leave an argent kiss
    In moon pearls of satin dews.

Garlands of scented leaves
  Undulate in polar wax and wane
   Swaying 
    Holding close arching moonbows of sterling.

In full splendor of lunar madness
 Sweet midnight ambrosias explode 
 To dust the moonlight and meadows
With crystal bits of silver glitz.

Copyright © Sam Kauffman | Year Posted 2024

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Paula Goldsmith Date: 9/5/2024 9:19:00 AM Congratulations on your win. What a beautiful/colorful write. Love This One... Have a blessed day writing away................ Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 9/5/2024 10:19:00 AM Dear Paula! Thank you so much for your note of congratulations and lovely comments! So appreciated. It was fun to step into a moonlit night on a meadow and feel the enchantment then share it! Blessings to you!

Ink Empress Date: 9/5/2024 6:23:00 AM Dear beautiful samszy! I really love the melodious nature of your words woven here in such eloquence! Your use of colors here is absolutely gorgeous too! And such sumptuous metaphors throughout this! Can see the magical ambience of Luna and her aura through your well crafted words! I especially love lyrical diction too! You truly are an artist! The only reason i gave this second was because “ silver “ was used thrice but still. Must i highlight, that last line! It won me over! Crystal bits of silver glitz! A line i wish i had written! Love love this! Congratulations on your win Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 9/5/2024 10:17:00 AM Dearest Inky, I am so pleased that I could share the beauty of a moonlit summer night with you. These nights are enchantment personified as the moon and the meadow share a love for each other! Had fun creating that last line!! Thank you for your placement. I didn't even see that I had used silver three times! Sending you blessings of soft moonlight!!

Joseph May Date: 8/28/2024 11:24:00 AM You weave your words beautifully Sam, I enjoyed the read, Many Blessings Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/28/2024 1:38:00 PM Thank you so much, Joseph! This contest was both challenging and delightful! So much fun to see what happens with a set of unrelated words! Hope you are well. Sending you many blessings!

Paige Hind Date: 8/27/2024 1:50:00 PM Enchanting writing, Sam...the imagery had me, really good...:) Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/27/2024 4:40:00 PM Thank you so much Paige. I love warm summer nights when moonlight casts a silver spell over everything! Sending you blessings of summer beauty.

thriveni c mysore Date: 8/27/2024 2:42:00 AM c'mn, tonight when I see the moon I shall recite your poem, 'dressed in silver blues/ silent silver flute song/ florid breaths of tuberose/ garlands of scented leaves' you are a blessed poet dear, dear Empress loves moon very much! I'll be back to share a cheerful smile. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/27/2024 4:43:00 PM What a beautiful honor - to have you recite this poem as you drink in the beauty of a moonlit summer night dressed in silver blues. Truly a blessing and I am so grateful and deeply touched, Thriveni! Thank you. There is nothing like sharing the beauty of a summer night with a friend! Sending you blessings of smiles and cricket songs!!

Silent One Date: 8/23/2024 12:00:00 PM I chose this theme too.. I really love the arrangement of your words and your actual choice of words to create such delicate and vivid imagery.. Love how it started and flowed... I love how your poem is a lyrical celebration of the moon’s magic and its transformative effect on the nightscape, rendered with exquisite, evocative language Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/27/2024 4:37:00 PM Hi SO! Moonlight is so magical and feels like velvet on a warm summer night - something so special and memorable. Thank you for affirming my efforts to capture that magic! So happy you got to experience a "lyrical celebration" on a summer night! Thank you for your wonderful, very thought full compliments! Appreciated more than you know. Sending you blessings of magical moonlight on a summer night! Loved your entry!

Jan Allison Date: 8/22/2024 4:46:00 AM wow Sam, your imagery is exquisite and I love the subtle use of colours too:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/22/2024 12:07:00 PM Hi Jan! So warming to find your beautiful feedback on a gloomy summer day! Thank you for bringing your special brand of joy into my day. There have been many warm summer nights when I stood transfixed by the magic of moonlight caressing a meadow. Very special. I am so happy that I was able to translate that wonder into this poem! Sending you blessings, gratitude and a big hug! Hope you are having a wonderful summer on your island!

Nette Onclaud Date: 8/22/2024 4:17:00 AM the lustrous burst of lines enthrall much like the moonglow you describe so well. ..gorgeous piece, Sam! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/22/2024 12:00:00 PM Thank you so much, Nette! Watching the interplay of moonlight and a midnight meadow is enthralling. Everything thing seems to sparkle and glow in elegance. So appreciate your lovely response! Blessings to you!

Joanna Daniel Date: 8/21/2024 9:36:00 PM Brilliant work, Sam, you have taken the theme to a new level:) I'm working on the same theme:) Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 8/21/2024 10:24:00 PM Hi Jo! I wasn't sure about this poem but your wonderful response is very reassuring! Many thanks! Can't wait to read your entry! Sending you my gratitude and blessings!