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Screen of Awareness

Screen of Awareness

Look up!
 From tedium uncertainty - 
  Focus on an impartial pure lens -
Blank screen of nothing shows pulses of the soul,-
Flashing test patterns of unbiased ambivalence
 And the veracity of a changing diorama.

Pause
Before the imagery in reflections
Of history’s emotionless mistress
Moments hidden 
 Held captive in blinking time windows - 
Independent sentinel of a detached empirical.

Open
To the neutral sentience
 Of a silent silvered screen 
Devoid of snarled motion pictures,
 Curved dolby lacking judgements,
Conscious docudrama premiered on perpetual loops!

Witness honesty
 Shadowing boxing with equivocal revelation
Heartbeats captured in subjectivity’s vertigo
 See screen tests of impartiality,
  In amber awareness like clanging signals
   For a slow train of approaching objectivity.

5-20-23
Contest: Screen of Awareness
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker

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The Situation Date: 9/6/2023 2:38:00 PM What a vocabulary but words they carry.... yes a screen play. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 9/7/2023 10:22:00 AM Thank you for your feedback! So appreciated! And, indeed, it is "screen play!" Blessings!

Jan Allison Date: 6/23/2023 3:23:00 PM love the way you have structured the poem Sam , such wise words - i especially love Look Up and Pause. excellent ink, many congrats on your trophy win:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/26/2023 10:22:00 AM Hi Jan! Thank you so much my friend! I really struggled to grasp the essence of this theme. The process of becoming aware seemed to demand the headings of each stanza. I am so glad you liked it! Hugs~

Nancy Kaufman Date: 6/3/2023 4:32:00 AM Belated congratulations Sam. Insightful and well crafted piece here. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/5/2023 9:16:00 PM Thank you so much Nancy! Congratulations are always a welcome gift. So happy you enjoyed this poem! Blessings!

David Drowley Date: 5/27/2023 1:40:00 PM Sam, Congratulations on your winning wisdom. Well done! Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/5/2023 9:19:00 PM Thank you so much David. I loved the challenge of this contest. Brought me many moments of happy contemplation and meditation! Had a lot of heavenly help. Blessings to you!

I Am Anaya Date: 5/27/2023 10:16:00 AM On a large-scale, epic scale, congratulations Milady Sam! A blank screen you filled in with your unique wisdom, a guide for us to be aware it is in our DNA, and how we can overcome. You are an impressive leader, Guru, I look up to you. ~Anaya Login to Reply

Ann Peck Date: 5/27/2023 7:26:00 AM A beautiful poem of awareness. So many lovely lines! I especially love "blank screen of nothing shows pulses of the soul" "history's emotionless mistress" "conscious docudrama premiered on perpetual loops" Congratulations on First Place, well deserved! Login to Reply

Christuraj Alex Date: 5/27/2023 6:56:00 AM Beautiful word painting all through. "Pause Before the imagery in reflections Of history’s emotionless mistress" - Beautifully written. Congratulations! Login to Reply

Valsa George Date: 5/27/2023 2:28:00 AM Hi Sam, this is a true masterpiece, profound and intriguing ! The spiritual dimensions of this poem keep enlarging ! Your images and vocabulary simply thrill the readers's heart here too as always. Congratulations on your well deserved trophy win. So Glad I could be a winner along with a poetess of great magnitude. Login to Reply

Beata Agustin Date: 5/26/2023 6:51:00 PM Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this wisdom-filled muse. God bless you. Login to Reply

Sotto Poet Date: 5/26/2023 11:53:00 AM Back to express my sincere congratulations to you, Sam, on your well-deserved trophy win for this spiritually uplifting piece of art. I truly admire the way you crafted such an inspiring poem with such a beautiful format. Login to Reply

Malabika Ray Choudhury Date: 5/26/2023 7:06:00 AM Congratulations, Dear Sam, on your Trophy win with this spiritual beauty. Admire the way you formatted the beautiful inspirational poem - and your unique choice of words in every stanza make this poem a stunning read! Love ~ Mala Login to Reply

Vijay Pandit Date: 5/23/2023 4:30:00 PM I like the call to action in every stanza, Sam. Words of inspiration and enlightenment. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/6/2023 10:52:00 AM Thank you so much Vijay not only for your insightful feedback but for patience. Have been out of town. Am just now catching up! Indeed, to be aware is a process, a choice and a call to action on our parts. Such a wonderful theme to explore. So grateful for your message. Blessings to you and gratitude..

Bill Baker Date: 5/23/2023 2:36:00 PM Intriguing poem for the contest, Sam. I liked the way you used a word or words before each verse as a focus. Your final two lines were my favorites, engaging us in colorful awareness and the sense on motion with the approaching train of objectivity. Good luck, it should do well. A poet friend in Texas, Bill p.s. I'm following your poetry now. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/6/2023 10:45:00 AM Hi Bill, so good to hear from you. Please excuse my delayed response - have been out of town! Thank you for your very perceptive comments! This "screen of awareness" is not a static test pattern but a constantly moving experience of a-ha moments raising our awareness - sometimes coming to us slowly sometimes with the speed of an express train! This theme was amazing. In the end, I thoroughly enjoyed exploring it. Take care, my friend. Blessings to you!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/23/2023 12:45:00 PM Very nicely done, Sam. I suspect unseeking seeker will really like this one. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/6/2023 10:29:00 AM Thank you so much Andrea! Have been out of town and I am just now catching up with everyone. Seems your suspicions were correct! I am truly honored by Seeker's placement among so many sterling entries! This theme was a serious challenge at introspection! Hope all is well with you! Blessings!

Sotto Poet Date: 5/23/2023 12:13:00 PM Sam, you've done a wonderful job with the theme of consciousness and the illustrations that go along with it. The optimistic final lines, "In amber awareness like clanging signals For a slow train of approaching objectivity," cap off an appealing masterwork full of wise words of faith and bits of advice and constatations relating to human nature. Good luck with the contest.( Check Soupmail please) Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 6/6/2023 10:25:00 AM Hi Lasaad! Please forgive my delay in responding to your beautiful message. Have been out of town for a family event and I am just now catching up! I am truly humbled by your gracious feedback - so encouraging!!! Many, many thanks! This contest theme was a great source of contemplation for me. I am truly happy that this poem spoke to you. In the end I had fun working with this theme. So grateful for your good wishes! Sending you blessings my friend!