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Walking In Stardust

Walking in Stardust

Hot August nights – the heat stands still
Sandy beaches wait - tide pools fill
 For starfish. -

Watch the rose fire flame in midnight -
Time carries darkness to the light 
  In starbursts.

Looking up into darkened skies –
Wishing stars – constellations rise –
 Bright starlight.

Rippled sands meet a sly rogue wave -
Steals kisses from the shore – the knave
 Stargazes.

Summer phosphorus floats on tides
Sparkling footprint on sand abides -
 Like stardust.

Copyright © Sam Kauffman | Year Posted 2020

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David Drowley Date: 5/25/2020 11:37:00 AM 'Sam, Congratulations on your win. Very well phrased. David' Login to Reply

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/24/2020 12:30:00 PM Congratulations on your wonderful poem winning first place Sam! I wrote one about stars in 2019 called ‘Under the stars -the compound word verse’, but ours are very different. This form is challenging but very beautiful I think. Your entry is splendid! xxoo Login to Reply

Joseph May Date: 5/23/2020 7:18:00 PM Very nicely penned Sam, Congrats on your win.. Login to Reply

Aditi Mishra Date: 5/23/2020 6:20:00 PM This is such a glittering imagery of the complete experience of relishing a stardust! Here we experience this on the nights in April and May. Congratulations on your win Sam :) Login to Reply

John Watt Date: 5/23/2020 5:14:00 PM Sam, your poem sparkles as do the stars in the sky. You found some great poetically rich compound words to work with for some lovely August scenarios. I love the summer, the seashore, and the stars, so this is win-win-win for me! Congratulations for your "stellar" win, my friend, this one makes the all-star team! Login to Reply

David Drowley Date: 5/23/2020 3:22:00 PM 'Sam, Congratulations on your win! I liked the rogue wave stealing kisses from the shore. David' Login to Reply

Janice Canerdy Date: 5/23/2020 2:56:00 PM Sam, this is beautiful. Congrats on your well-deserved win. Janice Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 5/26/2020 11:40:00 PM August in the sounnd is one of my favorite times of year - magical. Writing this poem brought back so many happy memories of walking on the each on hot August nights Thank you for your congrats!

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 5/21/2020 10:44:00 AM Beautiful write Sam -my husband and I go to the coast twice a year as we live about 550 kms from the sea, and the first thing we do when we arrive is drop off all our baggage and walk down to the sea and walk along the edge letting the waves lap over our feet, not so safe at night but evenings the coastal pathway is crowded - no social distancing there so we haven't been this year. Lovely poem, I thoroughly enjoyed this write, Blessings, Jennifer. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 5/22/2020 12:49:00 AM Sounds heavenly! I, too, love summer by the water - something very special. In August, in the northwest, a little organism called phosphorus shows up in the water. When disturbed it sparkles in waves, in footprings and on the sand. It is truly magical. So glad you enjoyed it! Hope you get to go to the beach this summer. Blessings!

Michelle Faulkner Date: 5/15/2020 12:45:00 PM I love the feel of a summer night at the seashore - the way you weave the glitter of stardust through the stanzas is simply magical! Login to Reply

Tom Cunningham Date: 5/12/2020 5:35:00 PM Beautiful imagery Sam, of the heavens and the beach. Well written Over Fork Over Tom Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 5/12/2020 6:46:00 PM Thank you Tom. Every summer in the northwest phosphorus shows up. The waves sparkle, footsteps sparkle, beaches sparkle at night. It is an amazing sight! So fun! Take care. Blessings. Over Fork Over.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/12/2020 5:18:00 PM very beautiful, SAm. I am wondering if you wrote it for the compound contest? If I recall correctly, that sponsor wants the third lines of each stanza with only three syllables, or something like that. Anyway, a very charming poem Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 5/12/2020 6:41:00 PM You have saved me again. Somehow I missed the 3 syllable last line of each stanza. Got the 8 count for the first two lines. Thank you dear friend! So glad you liked this piece. Stay well. Sending you blessings!

Jan Allison Date: 5/12/2020 1:10:00 PM absolutely charming Sam I love the imagery especially in the 4th stanza, love poems about the sea as I live on a little Island:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 5/12/2020 6:58:00 PM Thank you so much Jan. Spent many a hot August night watching the waves sparkle with phosphorus - wonderful memories! Summer seashores are special! I see this in your poetry! Stay well! Be blessed!