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Without Agreement

Without Agreement 

Living in the vacuum of separation
An ashtray of burnt ember vibrations
In wounded agony torn apart 
Sudden separation confusion imparts 
Heartbeat separated from harmony’s essence
Absent whisper of the spirit’s presence
Heart in sweaty palpitations of dementia
Body swoons deprived in apt dyslexia
Two starving shadows whimper with fatigue 
Pull in opposition as slumber flees
Banished into the abyss absent of life’s thrust
Cries for unity in harmony’s trust
Vertigo reigns in space split open wide
Simple grace caught between two riptides
Heartbeats and spirit wind lie in lethargy
Repulse vitality’s consummation in eulogy
The seed of unity clutched in arid darkness
Orphaned with withering roots of starkness
Nomads wander hearing the echo ancient
Blindly call muffled minds in siren’s plainchant
Climb from the chasm of separation
Find the way back to reconciliation.

9-19-22
Contest: San Mind Body
Sponsor: Unseeking Seeker

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Greg Gaul Date: 9/24/2022 3:09:00 PM Excellent beat and flow couched with beautiful rhyming. All your familiar talents Sam. The allitertation does not go unnoticed either. I particularly like that you made it one verse, keeps the pacing and music of your language going. All part and parcel of your well deserved high placement. A pleasure to read your work again. Congratulations. Note: Someone misplaced an extra "i" in your title. I know you'd want to know. I would. Be well dear bard. Login to Reply

Sotto Poet Date: 9/23/2022 5:06:00 AM Back with heartfelt congratulations on your contest top win, Sam. You amply deserve it with this valuable gem. Blessings my friend. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 9/23/2022 10:54:00 AM Thank you so much Lasaad. It is an honor to be on the winners list with so many wonderful, original poems on a difficult theme. I am so grateful for your supportive message. Blessings of wholeness my friend.

Sotto Poet Date: 9/19/2022 4:45:00 PM Sam, You have done a fantastic job writing a poem with some amazing images and analogies. I genuinely appreciate it, and I wish you good luck in the contest. Blessings my friend. Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 9/20/2022 9:08:00 AM Hi Lasaad! Sending you my heartfelt thanks for your wonderful message and visit. I have to admit I struggled with this concept but am really pleased with the outcome of those struggles. I am so glad you liked it! Take care my friend. Blessings of the season to you.

Jeff Kyser Date: 9/19/2022 2:29:00 PM Very good - in my head, i read it with a quick staccato, somewhat Lin-Manuel Miranda-ish :-) Login to Reply Sam Kauffman Date: 9/20/2022 9:05:00 AM Thank you so much Jeff. Your perceptive reading has picked up on the intended cadence of the poem. And what an honor to be compared with Lin-Manuel! Thank you for that lift to my day. Hope you are well. Sending you all the blessings of the season.