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Sudden Wonder

Grook – 8/17-24 When you least expect it, a miracle pops up and taps you on the shoulder – Quote by Poet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sudden Wonder Days roll by in dull apparitions Memories, like ghosts, whisper of silence When time runs out of daylight And vacant stars, like empty minutes, Leave hand shadows on blank pages Of hopeless tattered tinsel; Spent moonlight vanishes at first light Then grabs at the sleeve your serenity - As darkness smothers the horizon Sudden wonder consummates a miracle.

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Date: 10/1/2024 10:29:00 AM
Sam, congratultions on your win in my Grook contest with this lovely poem, Constance
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/1/2024 11:07:00 AM
Thank you so much, Constance. Loved learning about the Grook form of poetry! I so appreciate the time you take to mentor us by exposing us to new forms! Sending you gratitude and blessings of autumn joy!
Date: 9/26/2024 6:14:00 AM
Very nicely penned San, soup mail
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/1/2024 11:38:00 AM
Thanks you, Joseph. Sorry the revision wasn't able to be finished in time. Appreciate all of your efforts! Blessings.
Date: 9/10/2024 2:09:00 PM
Congratulations on your winner. Very expressive and descriptive lines penned. Way to go. Sara K
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Date: 8/23/2024 1:57:00 PM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your "Sudden Wonder" write. We still have miracles everyday. Have a blessed day writing away...........
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Date: 8/23/2024 12:02:00 PM
Love your grook and take on the theme... Memories, like ghosts whisper of silence.. oh so haunting.. great selection of ten lines here..
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Date: 8/22/2024 12:49:00 PM
Your imagery is stunning Sam. And your illimited use of forms of comparisons ensnares the reader and draws them in. Congratulations! :)
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Date: 8/22/2024 7:48:00 AM
Congrats!
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/1/2024 11:17:00 AM
Thanks ever so much, Kim! Blessings of autumn joy to you!
Date: 8/22/2024 4:55:00 AM
'spent moonlight vanishes at first light' such a beautiful expression dear poet. congratulations on your win.
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/1/2024 11:22:00 AM
Greetings, Thriveni! Thank you so much for your ever so thoughtful feedback! I wasn't familiar with this poetic form but had a wonderful time working with it. I do love that line. I do believe miracles are all around us but I also know sometimes it is hard to see them through the gloom! They are indeed apparitions of hope. Sending you blessings of joy!!
Date: 8/19/2024 12:20:00 AM
There is a silent thunder; in this morphic wonder.' Hello Sam all blessings.)
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/1/2024 11:36:00 AM
Hi Joe, thank you so much for this very special feedback! So appreciative. Sending you blessings of joy from a grateful heart!
Date: 8/18/2024 8:29:00 PM
Superb use of metaphors, similes, and personification to create a profound expression. Janice
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/1/2024 12:03:00 PM
Hi Janice, I am so grateful for your thoughtful reading of this poem and wonderful feedback. Thank you! Sending you blessings of autumn joy!
Date: 8/18/2024 8:10:00 PM
What a deeply meaningful poem so well woven and articulated samszy! You did the grook with subtle alliterations and wordplay so very well! Impressive, and the quote gives me hope too, and i love the way youve also written in such a descriptive manner like “ And vacant stars, like empty minutes, Leave hand shadows on blank page” what a brilliant simile! The way youv depicred time is clever and i love the ending as well as “ sleeve your serenity -“ such a unique phrase! Best wishes! Sending light
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Date: 8/17/2024 7:05:00 PM
Beautiful inspirational grook my dear poet friend Sam! The last line is so uplifting. I love this. I hope I can try this form when I've enough time. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you always and your writings. Hugs
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 10/1/2024 11:05:00 AM
Dearest Len, so grateful for your lovely compliments and ever so thoughtful reading of Sudden Wonder. They lift me up and continue to encourage me! Hope all is well with you. Sending you blessings of autumn joy, dear friend. Hugs back to you!
Date: 8/17/2024 6:53:00 PM
Love those last two lines!
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 8/23/2024 12:21:00 PM
Hi Kim! Thank you! Somehow I couldn't leave the poem in darkness and hopelessness especially when I wanted to emphasize the role of the miraculous in our lives. Sending you blessings of sudden wonder!
Date: 8/17/2024 5:18:00 PM
Very inspiring! "Then grabs at the sleeve your serenity" powerful lead to the end!
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Sam Kauffman
Date: 8/23/2024 12:19:00 PM
Hi Paige! I am so grateful for your constant support and thoughtful feedback! So encouraging! Have a great weekend! Blessings to you!

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