Sam Kauffman Poet Free verse

Unselfish Heart

Line of inquiry - Ego shorn, here now reborn.

Unselfish Heart

The glow of the unselfish heart
Decorates emptiness with candles
While scattered relics of garden purity
Re-light votives in Babylon
In the gleam of selfless candelas
Nascent tapers breathe new oxygen
In the eternal fire of the Samaritan heart
Lanterns revive requiems for still born joy 
As sunrise glimmers of the merciful spirit
Leave tealights in newborn cradles
When icy enigmatic self-adorations
Flee before incandescent revelations of humility
The glow of the unselfish heart
Decorates new naked selves with candles
Swaddled in the first shy blush
Of tingling flambeaus for new butterflies.

7-2-22
Contest: Ego Shorn, here now reborn
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker

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Paula Goldsmith July 15, 2022 at 2:26 PM Congratulations on your win. Your "Unselfish Heart" is a wonderful write. Have a blessed day writing away............................. Sam Kauffman July 17, 2022 at 9:46 AM Thank you so much Paula. You truly have an "unselfish heart" as you send your lovely messages of congratulations and support. They are truly appreciated. Many blessings sent to you in bouquets of gratitude.

Len Gasun July 15, 2022 at 3:54 AM Congratulations on your shining win and this outstanding poem my dear friend, Sam! Thanks again for sharing another precious gem of yours. God bless. Hugs Sam Kauffman July 17, 2022 at 9:43 AM Dear friend, your words of compliment just warm my heart and I send you heartfelt gratitude! Thank you! This wonderful theme was a great opportunity to explore a new place of wonders. I am so glad that I got to share it with you. Sending your blessings and hugs!

Anisha Dutta July 14, 2022 at 10:38 PM Unselfish Heart glows continuous. Big Congrats to win. Love. Sam Kauffman July 17, 2022 at 9:40 AM Thank you so much Anisha! Your lovely compliment has left a definite glow of gratitude in my heart. Thank you! Sending you blessings in gratitude!

Valsa George July 14, 2022 at 9:21 PM So happy to see your poem placed very high. Just like John Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress', you are indeed ascending the ladder to great heights rung by rung, though hard is the climb ! Hearty Congratulations ! Sam Kauffman July 17, 2022 at 9:36 AM Greeting Valsa! Many thanks of heartfelt gratitude. You are so correct in your analogy - writing poetry is like climbing a ladder and it can be a difficult challenge but we are truly blessed in the journey especially when friends join us and opportunities for growth arise in contests like Seekers. Blessings for your journey! You always make the climb more joyful!

Unseeking Seeker July 14, 2022 at 8:35 PM You continue to amaze us with your sublime and deep poetry Sam! Another level! Congrats on your podium finish Sam Kauffman July 17, 2022 at 9:29 AM Thank you so much Seeker for your congratulations, your placement and for your lovely message that both encourages and honors this this labor of love in poetry. Once again your theme for this contest took me on an adventure into a new place of discovery. I am grateful! Sending you many blessings and much gratitude.

Valsa George July 8, 2022 at 9:48 PM How deep is your perception of a heart from where ego and sefishness have fled and love and light have taken their place ! Enjoyed every line of this soul searching poem especially the lines- "In the eternal fire of the Samaritan heart/ Lanterns revive requiems for still born joy".... Great ! Sam Kauffman July 12, 2022 at 8:59 AM Valsa, thank you! Can you tell how far behind I am in commenting? This was, indeed, a "soul searching" poem with each line birthing slowly as part of a process of discovery! Seeker's contest themes seem to take me into new places reviving, refreshing, me. It is a true joy to go together into those places for I see your journey in your poems. Take care dear friend! Sending you blessings of light and love!

Jennifer Proxenos July 6, 2022 at 10:45 AM This poem is extremelu thought provoking - i love the whole poem but the last four lines from 'the glow of.......to .....for new butterflies' - makes it very touching poem, good luck in the contest. So really lovely, you are poetry soups philosopher, Sam my friend. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer, Sam Kauffman July 7, 2022 at 9:57 AM Dear friend, your lovely message just warmed my heart like the glow of those candles. Thank you! It was an interesting process writing this poem as each line came to birth slowly and it was a journey into the unknown unto itself. Thank you for sharing in that journey dear friend. I do so hate to travel alone! Sending you blessings and hugs! Sam

Karen Jones July 3, 2022 at 1:10 PM Deep and engaging. A thought provoking write. Well done. You have a winner I feel in the contest. Sam Kauffman July 3, 2022 at 2:50 PM Karen, thank you so much for your affirming message. I really struggled with this theme and it means so much to know that you were engaged in it and by it. I am so grateful for your feedback and lovely note. Blessing! Happy 4th!