Sam Kauffman Poet Couplet

Soul Sanctuary

Soul Sanctuary

Wandering through a moveable museum of memories columnar
Dusting off exhibits of moments held fast in watercolors gossamer

Milestones chiseled into fleeting moments of atonement,
Soft edges of first love painted in golden moments –

Brushing aside gauzy cobwebs on photo negatives confessions
Blushing with pastel transparency of opaque blended impressions

Images emerge into negative space awash with nude opinions
Perspective layered into hard edges from edgy palette dominions;

Meandering through silent salons shaded dusky murals in shadows of rose 
Lending sienna tints and hues to luminosity’s prisms in afterglow;

A sacred place vibrating in clear cerulean hues – 
Holy space of signed wax relics - a chancel of still life in blooms;

Drifting through galleries of jigsaw puzzled passages 
Fantasies spattered in bold black and white sketched with color assuage;

Visions staring back unblinking at lost victories buried in the abstract 
Untouched prints, tattooed in rust, restored –restoration intact;

Still furnishing this sacred place 
With an ever expanding collection displayed
 
Fragments of umber magic captured – deckled grief fading –
Portraits of choice set in unforgettable, studies of raw strangled cries invading;

Browsing hand in hand with free form time -
Lost in mazes of archival, acid free, displays in fine lines;

Within twisted illustrations featureless faces hidden -
Born out of the gasping barren abyss of flat washes in rhythm;

Framed in this breathing womb tiny points of pigment wait
Nurtured!  Protected!  Nourished! Building up a portrait;

Unfinished infinite design revealing watermarks 
Cherished by the eternal conservancy in soaring arcs;

And in the brush strokes of this secret sanctuary place
Abides the master plan of the divine intimate grace.

Version #2 of Sanctuary – 7-27-21

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Sam Kauffman August 5, 2021 at 11:21 AM Hi Mark. Thank you so much for your visit and your message that inspires and motivates me. Writing this was an experience of finding "sanctuary" in the journey. Hope you are well. Blessings to my friend!

Mark Koplin August 5, 2021 at 10:46 AM absolutely lovely Sam! Awesome ink!!

Kim Merryman July 30, 2021 at 9:22 AM Creatively and beautifully descriptive write, Sam! Congrats on your win in Brian's contest! Blessings, Kim M Sam Kauffman July 30, 2021 at 9:43 AM Thank you so much Kim for your lovely message, congratulations and walking with me through my "moveable museum!" Have a wonderful weekend! Blessings.

Christuraj Alex July 29, 2021 at 4:12 AM A Beautifully created Couplet. Congratulations on your win! Sam Kauffman July 29, 2021 at 8:55 AM Many thanks Chris. Blessings to you!

Christuraj Alex July 29, 2021 at 4:12 AM A Beautifully created Couplet. Congratulations on your win!

Eve Roper July 27, 2021 at 8:15 PM I love the way you used your poem as a work of art, with brush strokes and colors to blend. A plan of the divine intimate grace Sam Kauffman July 28, 2021 at 9:38 AM Thank you so much Eve! I am truly touched by your gracious message. It is especially meaningful as it comes from the talented pen of a fellow poet and artist. Not only do I love to write but I love to draw and paint - when time allows! Many thanks for putting a :D in my heart and on my face. Sending you the blessings found in a soul sanctuary!