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Hello!  My name is Sam Kauffman.  Knowing what to write for a bio is probably more difficult than writing poetry itself so I'll give you some of the highlights.

I was born and raised in Seattle, WA.  Graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in Music and English- if one major was good, two were better - right?

I am married, to my college sweetheart, have two boys, three grandchildren and one Wheaten Terrier, Mr. Paddy, a show dog - pure octane on four paws! - and now live in California.

Have been writing poetry since college - not sharing how long that has been - along with music - seven albums released  (played on Christian radio) - eight chapbooks of poetry, a series of eight faith based children's stories, three children's books, two full length books, short stories, eighteen one woman musical scripture dramas and a variety of music based programs for churches, youth and women.

Both the music and the poetry have been published.  (I am exhausted looking at that list I might add!)

As you might have guessed I am a Christian singer, dramatist, songwriter, author, retreat leader and "actress,"  that I put in parentheses!

Have been very blessed to have had a music ministry for over twenty years - yikes! has it been that long - traveling coast to coast and sometimes internationally.

While working harder than I have ever worked in my life, I am shocked, amazed and grateful for the reponse this writing and composing - not possible without a lot of heavenly help - has received with numerous awards over the years for both lyrics and poetry. 

When not writing - when does that happen? - I love to ski, walk, garden, cook, create needwork, train our show dogs and be with family and friends.

Well, there you have it in a nutshell - seems to be a rather large nutshell.

I am so grateful for the work of Poetry Soup and all of the "soupers" out there for creating a safe place of encouragement and a community of poets who support one another.

It is an honor to be among an international community of such talented and gracious poets and writers.

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Happy Thanksgiving and Beyond

Blog Posted by Sam Kauffman: 11/24/2022 9:25:00 AM

I wanted to wish all of you who are celebrating Thanksgiving today the happiest of days!  And to all who have been celebrating Thanksgiving in festivals and feasts this past fall much happiness.  Sending all of you the blessings of this season.



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Date: 11/27/2022 5:56:00 PM
Sam, thank you for your kind words and wishes. (My Thanksgiving was wonderful). I hope your Thanksgiving was filled with laughter, love and beautiful moments. I appreciate you and your friendship. My best to you. :) Hugs, Brandy
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Date: 11/27/2022 9:23:00 AM
Sam, Happy Thanksgiving to you also. In Canada we celebrate it weeks earlier. I had a wonderful time at a turkey meal and get together with my family and our new baby angel in the family, as my niece, though young, had her first baby girl, I am now a great Aunt, blessings
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Date: 11/27/2022 5:32:00 AM
Same to you dear Sam - celebrate these holidays with all your kindred spirits, including those above of course!
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Date: 11/26/2022 12:35:00 AM
happy thanks giving day , this culture is awesome if it be here also
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Date: 11/25/2022 5:37:00 AM
Happy thanksgiving to you Sam and all soupers as well. Blessings and good wishes
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Date: 11/24/2022 10:21:00 PM
Thank you Sam for the delightful and thoughtful Thanksgiving wishes and blessings. Hope your day was a bounty of family, friends, and feasting!
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Date: 11/24/2022 5:55:00 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Blessings :)
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Date: 11/24/2022 3:52:00 PM
My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend, you are so very thoughtful! You bring so much joy to Poetry Soup through your kindness and consideration. I truly hope you and yours have the happiest Thanksgiving and may your Holiday season be filled with love, peace and prosperity. You are radiant, my lovely poetry sis! Happy Thanksgiving to one and all! Warmest wishes and hugs.. ~Susan <3
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Date: 11/24/2022 1:38:00 PM
Sam, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours too! We just finished a huge meal and now making room for pie! LOL. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Date: 11/24/2022 2:51:00 PM
YUM!
Date: 11/24/2022 1:11:00 PM
A pause now it's 11, checking the timers between the turkey in the oven and the ham in the roaster, with folks already arriving so I just want to say here from Hilo, Hawaii, Hau'oli Ho'omaika'i, to all who celebrate its day, daily, Aloha William
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Date: 11/24/2022 11:59:00 AM
GREAT blog for this holiday in the USA. I need to wake hubbie from his nap and get him to Denny's. No grandkids with us this time, so I am sure not cooking a turkey! I'm driving hubbie to Denny's because he still suffers from his concussion symptoms and it's quite a long path to his road to recovery. Hope all is well with you, Sam. Happy Thanksgiving back at ya.
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My Past Blog Posts

 
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Happy Father's Day
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Happy New Year
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Happy Valentine's Day
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Happy New Year!
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Blessings from Sam
Date Posted: 12/24/2023 6:44:00 PM
Gratitude
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Happy Easter! Happy Passover! Happy Celebrations!
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Happy Valentine's Day
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Merry Christmas and Holiday Greetings
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Happy Thanksgiving and Beyond
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Exciting News
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Congratulations to David Kavanagh for his POTD!
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My Recent Poems

Date PostedPoemTitleFormCategories
7/25/2025 Dark Coal of Night Otherbirth,fire,moon,morning,s
7/24/2025 Through a Tiffany Window Ekphrasisart,beauty,morning,
7/23/2025 Dawn Hunts Shadows Quatrainlight,morning,
7/18/2025 Summer Hosts a Jamboree Sonnetgarden,happy,summer,
7/17/2025 Judgement's High Way Sonnethealth,journey,life,
7/11/2025 Touch of the Spirit Free verselife,
7/7/2025 Misty Roses Free versebird,morning,rose,
7/3/2025 Spiritual Gem Inside of Me Free verseblessing,life,love,vision
7/1/2025 The Gates of Hell Ekphrasisforgiveness,life,
6/21/2025 Sunrise Greets Dawn Roundelday,morning,music,
6/17/2025 Fireworks Lanternefantasy,firework,
6/13/2025 Mystery Lyricjesus,
6/10/2025 Juneberry Tankaanimal,fruit,fun,summer,
6/8/2025 Hold the Applause Free verselife,song,
6/5/2025 Lotus Rebirth Ethereebirth,flower,
6/2/2025 Serpentine Stardust Free versesea,stars,summer,
5/25/2025 Cherries Haikufruit,summer,sweet,
5/16/2025 Memorial Day Free versehero,memorial day,tribute
5/9/2025 Spring Prism - POTD Free versecolor,flower,joy,spring,
4/29/2025 Wistful Free versefarewell,leaving,longing,
3/28/2025 Thinking About Jericho Road Free verseallegory,journey,life,mus
3/25/2025 Spring Speaks in Beautiful Free verseflower,spring,
3/16/2025 Blue Cheese and Old Pickles Free versefood,life,love,remember,
2/24/2025 Augury Free versemystery,myth,riddle,surre
2/18/2025 A Vine in Winter POTD Free versegarden,life,winter,
2/4/2025 Etched in Stone Free verseanger,conflict,words,
2/3/2025 Living Valentine Senryulove,valentines day,
1/31/2025 Troubadour Free versetribute,
1/28/2025 Daphne's Gift Free verseflower,giving,winter,
1/23/2025 In an Instant Free verselife,mystery,
1/17/2025 Chihuli Ottava rimaart,beauty,fire,light,
1/14/2025 Humanity Free versehumanity,life,science,
1/9/2025 Wild Is the Night Free verseangst,night,storm,wind,
1/9/2025 Holiday Fun Limerickholiday,humor,
1/4/2025 Mysterious Storm Tankamystery,rain,storm,
12/30/2024 My Creed Free versechild,life,light,
12/26/2024 Inspiration Free versepoetry,
12/13/2024 Perfumed Romantic Bower Sonnetgarden,romantic love,
12/4/2024 Fairy Fantasy Rhymefairy,fantasy,flower,gard
11/25/2024 Who Am I POTD Verseidentity,life,poetess,
11/16/2024 Addiction Free verseaddiction,hope,
11/14/2024 Autumn Alouette Rhymeangst,autumn,
11/8/2024 Broken Perfection Sonnetangst,
10/29/2024 In Marked Territory Free versenight,sky,space,
10/25/2024 The Empty Space Between Stars Free versecolor,life,space,stars,
10/22/2024 Winter - POTW Sapphic stanzacelebration,snow,song,win
10/19/2024 Bone Beach Free versebeach,life,sea,
10/16/2024 Haunted Cemetary Rhymehalloween,
10/16/2024 Opals Pleiadesfire,october,
10/11/2024 Fall Rhapsody Rhymeautumn,eve,
10/8/2024 Enigma Juejuangst,baby,faith,
9/27/2024 Sampler On the Parlor Wall Free verselife,
9/25/2024 Little Yellow Bus Rhymeschool,
9/24/2024 Sunworshipper Rhymeflower,
9/21/2024 autumn Haikuautumn,celebration,color,
9/19/2024 A Golden Kiss Imagismautumn,
9/16/2024 Super Soupers Coupletpoetry,poets,
9/11/2024 Deciduous Italian Sonnetlife,
9/5/2024 Sunflowers Than-Baukflower,
8/31/2024 Whispers of Autumn Sonnetautumn,
8/28/2024 Soul Speak Free versegod,words,
8/21/2024 Moonlight on Meadows Free versemagic,moon,nature,
8/17/2024 Sudden Wonder Grookangst,miracle,
8/13/2024 white water surfers Senryuanimal,ocean,
8/8/2024 Velvet Night Quaternnight,summer,
8/1/2024 Seijaku Free verselife,peace,time,
8/1/2024 Edelweiss Rhymeflower,mountains,song,
7/29/2024 Daystar Acrosticjesus,morning,star,
7/26/2024 Magic Meadow Free versefantasy,imagination,inspi
7/17/2024 Elegy for Old Growth Elegydeath,life,nature,
7/15/2024 A Place that Remembers - POTD Versememory,summer,
7/11/2024 Sea Glass Free versechange,life,ocean,
6/25/2024 summer finery Haikusummer,
6/25/2024 Yesterday's Wishes Free versehope,life,
6/21/2024 Carpe Diem Dance Carpe Diemdance,life,
6/19/2024 Summer Quatrains Quatrainchange,life,nature,summer
6/13/2024 Dance of Dances Sonnetdance,life,
6/12/2024 He Has Only Just Begun Free verselife,
6/4/2024 Cheerful Ethereecheer up,happiness,
5/30/2024 Pearl Free verseangst,life,nature,ocean,
5/25/2024 Love's Sonnet Sonnetlove,
5/21/2024 Gracious Grace Alliterationangst,love,peace,
5/14/2024 Johnny Jump Up Rhymeflower,summer,
4/23/2024 Maestro - POTD Free versemusic,tribute,
4/19/2024 Showtime for Spring Haikucolor,flower,spring,
4/18/2024 Yellow Free versecolor,yellow,
4/13/2024 Spring Sonnet Sonnetspring,
3/28/2024 Coagulation Free versehealth,life,
3/22/2024 Rains Personificationrain,
3/21/2024 Interview with the Irish Wind Free versewind,
3/18/2024 Black and White Free versecolor,dark,life,light,
3/12/2024 Easter Free verseeaster,jesus,joy,life,
3/5/2024 Daphne Personificationflower,garden,life,winter
2/29/2024 Fadoodling Do Do Dodoitsuhumor,
2/28/2024 Spontaneity Free versefun,
2/25/2024 Parade Free versefantasy,
2/20/2024 Spring Reverie Ethereespring,
2/16/2024 Song of the Four Seasons Free verseautumn,seasons,song,sprin
2/12/2024 Narrow Margin - POTD Free verseconflict,relationship,spa
2/11/2024 Bilocation Free verselife,love,time,

My Photos


Fav Poems

PoemTitleFormCategories
A Strange Galaxy Free versestars,
Bright Star Personificationdark,imagery,light,magic,
The Train Set Rhyme6th grade,christmas,feeli
Morning Star Verseappreciation,beauty,metap
Paradox Free verseanalogy,courage,
Dragon's Tooth Sapphic stanzafantasy,
Injustice and Me Coupletamerica,blessing,destiny,
Treasure Hunting Free verseassonance,fantasy,
Separated By a Common Language Rhymeamerica,england,language,
The Woman They Know Free verseanalogy,courage,hope,wome
Unshackled Free verseanalogy,journey,life,
Daily Victory In the Lord Tristichblessing,christian,faith,
The Daughter of the North Wind Sings In Soprano Imagismpassion,snow,winter,woman
Bicycle Playing Cards Rhymehistory,
That Starry Night Ekphrasisart,depression,night,pass
Naming Life Free versebeauty,life,
African Anthology Haikuafrica,animal,nature,wate
A Spotted Fawn Coupletanimal,beauty,flower,memo
Colors of My Day Lyriccolor,love,romantic love,
Intersection of Interbeing Free verseinspirational,memory,myst
The Old Scribe Versegrandfather,grandson,love
Spice Haikuautumn,bird,color,cool,fo
Ode To the Sisters Odefantasy,fate,stars,
84 Charing Cross Road Free versebooks,giving,love,words,
All In a Day Sonnetappreciation,hope,morning
A Writer Born To Create Free versewriting,
The Wonder of It All Free verseintrospection,philosophy,
Breathe-Rhyme Acrosticcourage,encouraging,endur
Lies Awake Scheming Rhymecorruption,truth,
Wire Walker Free versebetrayal,conflict,husband
Methuselah Star Free versestar,
Wander-Lust Free versebeach,betrayal,desire,lus
Somewhere Over the Horizon Rhymeimagery,senses,,western,
Heart Universes Terza Rimaheart,universe,
The Leaf Fairy Queen Rhyme3rd grade,4th grade,5th g
Patience V Epigrammetaphor,wisdom,
Autumn Awakes Villanelleappreciation,autumn,
Hand Washed Tetractys10th grade,11th grade,12t
Can't Think It Through Rhymehumanity,perspective,phil
The Nature of We Sonnetangel,humanity,native ame
Daydreamers' Drift Tetractysbeauty,child,imagination,
Prose Poem Temperament Prose Poetryword play,
Little Giants Quatrainchildren,happiness,innoce
Ekphrasis On Isles of Shoals Ekphrasisappreciation,art,nature,s
In The Pages Of A Book Choka10th grade,9th grade,adve
A Mountain From a Pile Rhymeallusion,corruption,preju
Triumphant Muse of Sam Rubaiyatappreciation,blessing,chr
Nestled In Daydreams Coupletpeace,perspective,
Amberina Ballerina Free versedestiny,emotions,inspirat
Giving Godly Grace Acrosticappreciation,faith,god,je
Really Confused Limerickconfusion,
Autumn Reflections Coupletappreciation,autumn,faith
Surpassing Beauty of Nature Verseappreciation,beauty,chris
Appreciate Rhymeanalogy,
Lily Cinquainbeautiful,flower,symbolis
O April Free verseappreciation,april,beauty
When I Get Home Coupletgod,heaven,
In Reflections Quintain (English)bird,sun,winter,
Sunset Tableau Verseappreciation,lost love,na
Marking Time Dizainappreciation,nature,peace
- Haiku X 209 - Summer - Lazy Haikusummer,sunshine,
Soaking Up the Sun Rhymebeautiful,color,flower,na
Presence of Absence Free verseblessing,devotion,god,hea
All Encompassing Verse10th grade,11th grade,12t
Winter Dreams Haikunature,winter,
Lost In Darkness Lentobird,weather,
Playful Personificationlove,rose,sensual,
Sundown Meditation Free verseadventure,freedom,journey
Quiescent Verse10th grade,11th grade,12t
Native Peoples Say Haikuamerica,earth,life,nature
Compost Pile Coupletbeauty,poems,
Rock N' Roll Spin Free verseage,appreciation,emotions
Muses In Gold Rhymemuse,
Miracle On Ford Street Narrativecare,children,christmas,p
Whenever the Weather Rhymeweather,
Persephone's Plea Pleiadesdeath,god,prayer,
An Ode To Love Odegod,love,
A Paean To God Free verseallusion,angst,appreciati
Spring Sonnet Sonnetflower,nature,spring,
Ordinary Free verselove,magic,mystery,
Easter Lilies Free versebeautiful,christian,easte
Dark Parts Sonnetcity,dark,fear,places,sil
Galactic Infinity Monokunight,
Land of Lost Shadows: A Tribute To L S Lowry Ekphrasisart,
The Sound of Silence Haikunature,tribute,
Blushing Rosebud Ninetterose,snow,sun,
Whispers Shared Free verseappreciation,beauty,commu
Rose Buds To Remember Quatraindeath,flower,life,rose,
Hope and Peace Free verseanxiety,hope,inspiration,
The Wealth of Spring Abecedariandaffodils,spring,
Last Sigh Free versedeath,love,
Springtime Coupletflower,spring,sun,
This Spring the Poppies Bloomed Free versebeauty,flower,life,love,r
Seven Secret Garden Secrets Free verseallegory,children,garden,
Tanka Feb 8 Tankapoetry,word play,
The Ides of March Alliterationanxiety,april,beauty,chan
With Open Arms Free verseappreciation,emotions,fan
Stradivarius - Mia Acrosticchild,music,
A Comb-edy of Hair-ers Light Versehair,humor,
Flight To Midnight Verseangel,beauty,death,forgiv

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Gregory Richard Barden United States Flag United States Read
Beryl Edmonds United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom Read
Deborah Burrows Bahamas Flag Bahamas Read
Matt Coffelt United States Flag United States Read
V. Deepa India Flag India Read
Anil Deo United States Flag United States Read
Kelly Deschler United States Flag United States Read
Andrea Dietrich United States Flag United States Read
Michelle Faulkner United States Flag United States Read
Greg Gaul United States Flag United States Read
Line Gauthier Canada Flag Canada Read
Ann Gilmour United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom Read
John Hamilton Canada Flag Canada Read
Gideon Idudje Nigeria Flag Nigeria Read
Neil Johns United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom Read
Marikate Kingston United States Flag United States Read
Mark Koplin United States Flag United States Read
Richard Lamoureux Canada Flag Canada Read
Bj Legros Kelley United States Flag United States Read
Juliet Ligon United States Flag United States Read
Robert Lindley United States Flag United States Read
Connie Marcum Wong United States Flag United States Read
Regina Mcintosh United States Flag United States Read
Michelo Mweetwa Zambia Flag Zambia Read
JCB Brul Korea (South) Flag Korea (South) Read
Gary Radice United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom Read
Malabika Ray Choudhury Canada Flag Canada Read
Freddie Robinson Jr. United States Flag United States Read
Panagiota Romios United States Flag United States Read
Ken Rone United States Flag United States Read
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Book: Reflection on the Important Things