Notes About The Poem

July 27, 2023

A Modern/Contemporary Sonnet is a poem of 14 lines addressing any theme of the poet's choosing. It does not need to adhere to any set rhyme scheme, syllable count or meter, nor does it need to include a volta. The only true requirement of a modern sonnet is that it consists of 14 lines.

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Premiere Contest: 2025 Poetry Marathon Mile 4
Sponsor: Mark Toney

~ Poem Of The Day ~
July 29, 2023

~ Seventh Place ~
Premiere Contest: Any Poem 2
Sponsor: Robert James Liguori

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Wild Sage

The breeze annoying trees entices me,
I drift away    afar to fields abloom,
with silver tongues untied their whispers free—
..ah  prairie-weed does burn a sweet perfume.

The flowered spikes do strike a reminisce,
the musky scent upon each purple spear…
your kiss, our bliss… you I miss… you I miss—
I fall upon each heady spear, despite the golden air.

The gilt-edged frills and thrills of summer days— that flutter!
The guilt-wedged  sway and suede  of lusty meadow sage. 
The jilted sun, once young, still shines above the haze— that clutter…
an unfledged page from when we came of age.

I linger lone and lost  and loathe the lure of wind
as fuzzy leaves flaunt drizzle beads beneath the clouds chagrined.

first loveflowerlost lovesonnet

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Sam Kauffman

Date: 9/20/2023 10:55:00 AM

My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend! Congratulations on your win AND your POTD, with this brilliant poem. Every element of poetry - imagery, alliteration, personification - is brilliantly displayed. It is a metaphoric wonder - "I fall upon each heady spear despite the golden air!" You write at a level that all poets desire to achieve leaving me breathless and in awe! Stunning, sweet poetry sis! Sending you blessings that unfurl like the scent of a sweet rose!

Susan Ashley
Date: 10/8/2023 8:52:00 AM

My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend, I receive your heartwarming congrats and beautiful response to my poem with appreciation and joy! Your rich and lovely comments are insightful and valued, especially since I hold your shining friendship and precious poetic gift in the highest regard. Thank you, my sweet poetry sis, for the golden glow of kindness your so generously bestow upon my humble words. Warmest wishes sent on golden breezes.. ~Susan

Vijay Pandit

Date: 9/20/2023 5:14:00 AM

Back with BIG congrats, Susan--glad to see this wonderful poem honored with yet another win. You always shine in whatever you write my friend. Deserving of the accolades you have received.

Susan Ashley
Date: 10/8/2023 8:42:00 AM

Dear Vijay, thank you for your gracious visit and lovely response to my poem. Your BIG congrats are heartwarming and received with joy. My sincere apologies for my late reply to your delightful words. Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 9/19/2023 7:36:00 AM

Ah dear Susan. I missed this gem as a POTD and am so pleased to have read it now. Smooth and satiny. Congratulations! :)

Susan Ashley
Date: 10/8/2023 8:41:00 AM

Dear Linda, thank you for your gracious visit and lovely response to my poem. Your kind congrats are heartwarming and received with appreciation. My sincere apologies for my late reply to your inspiring words. Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan

Hiya Sharma

Date: 9/17/2023 11:21:00 PM

My gosh, dearest Susan, I feel immensely blessed and overjoyed being able to be reading such finesse and precision in a poetic masterpiece. I must say, that I'm awestruck by your talent, dear gifted poetess. I have never read such eloquent wordplay with such a soothing and magical flow, with profound depth and emotions.. I'm actually in search of adequate adjectives to describe your poetry, it always blooms in the most beautiful cadence.."prairie-weed does burn a sweet perfume", "musky scent" :)

Hiya Sharma
Date: 9/17/2023 11:22:00 PM

Keep writing, shining and inspiring us always, dear~ I loved reading this :)

Jack Horne

Date: 9/16/2023 2:30:00 PM

So glad to see this was POTD - such beautiful words with sad undertones - exquisite

Susan Ashley
Date: 9/17/2023 8:31:00 AM

Dear Jack, your visit is a delight! Thank you for the honor of your lovely comments. The beauty of your thoughts leave me inspired. Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan

Silent One

Date: 9/2/2023 11:21:00 AM

I have a poetry page on Instagram with over 12.5 thousand followers, but never have I ever come across a poet who weaves words like you do and with such natural ease.. you were born to write poetry... I like your modern sonnet, shakespeare is dead, why should we write old style, right? The choice of words and the format of it really caught my eye and the rhymes are great as usual... you are a master poet!

Susan Ashley
Date: 9/6/2023 6:26:00 PM

Dear Silent One, it's such a pleasure to see you! I am humbled and honored by your amazing response to my poem. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me, they are treasured. You are not only an immensely talented poet but a great mentor too! I've learned so much from you by reading your exquisite poetry and receiving your uplifting comments. Thank you for fostering my creativity and for believing in my poetry. Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan

Ink Empress

Date: 8/31/2023 10:19:00 AM

Ah this is so evocative and heart touching, written in such a poignantly moving manner truly: i especially felt the lines where youve written “ the musky scent upon each spear , i miss” what a poetic way to express such deep emotions, it has also a lyrical flow. And i can see this was well received, and given PoTD, and i must say, yes, this deserves all the accolades

Susan Ashley
Date: 9/2/2023 9:16:00 AM

Dear Ink Empress, your visit is a delight! Thank you for sharing your valued thoughts with me and for your precious time spent with my poem. It is uplifting to know you enjoyed my poem, as I enjoy yours so very much. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

John Hamilton

Date: 8/18/2023 10:10:00 AM

A belated congrats on this worthy potd. No one writes as you do Susan, enjoyed every word and as usual loved your internal rhyme.

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/21/2023 12:01:00 PM

me too... I think a lot of us do, my friend...

John Hamilton
Date: 8/19/2023 12:13:00 PM

Yeah I miss him a lot.

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/19/2023 9:43:00 AM

Dear John, how wonderful to see you! Thank you for your kind congrats and uplifting comments. I'm thrilled to know you enjoyed my poem. Your admiration of Winged Warrior's penchant for internal rhymes is, in part, what inspired me to hone this skill that seemed to come naturally to me. Your response to this poetic device let me know that it was ok to pursue this when I was first learning and developing my style of writing. Thank you ever so much my friend! Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Bill Baker

Date: 8/10/2023 3:44:00 PM

I can't believe I missed your POTD, and a Sonnet (my favorite) at that. Belated congratulations, Susan. I like your thoughts on modern sonnets. I call mine Bakerian Sonnets :-) ... 14 lines AA, BB etc. 3 verse of 4 lines + a couplet or 4 verses of 3 lines and a couplet. That's how most of mine are written. I do write them in formal form from time to time. I enjoyed yours with all the fine imagery. Enjoy your day of recognition. Bill

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/10/2023 6:46:00 PM

Dear Bill, I so appreciate your gracious visit and kind congrats! Thank you for sharing your precious thoughts with me. I will visit your poetry pages to enjoy a Bakerian Sonnet very soon. In gratitude for your shining friendship, dear poet! Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 8/8/2023 3:57:00 AM

So very impressive and expressive. I adore this one - You have, again, outdone the masters. Beautiful writing. God bless you always and congrats (late) on POTD. Love, Gina

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/10/2023 6:42:00 PM

Dear Gina, the beauty of your precious thoughts cannot help but leave me inspired. I am uplifted by your gracious friendship and heartwarming congrats. Thank you, my sweet poetry sis. Warmest wishes, love and hugs.. ~Susan

Michael Tor

Date: 8/5/2023 2:15:00 PM

Susan I do not know how I missed not reading or commenting on this well deserved POTD of yours. I was probably taking a break.Your poetry is always unique and well thought, and amazing. How do you spell talented Susan Ashley is how. God bless you and keep charming us with your cleverness and creativity...

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/7/2023 6:22:00 PM

Dear Michael, it's always wonderful when you drop by. Thank you for your lovely words, I am humbled and honored. I truly appreciate your heartwarming visit and kind congrats. Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan

Mark Massey

Date: 8/5/2023 8:35:00 AM

Nothing compares to writing such as this - no more needs to be said.

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/5/2023 8:54:00 AM

Dear Mark, thank you for your gracious visit and inspiring words, I hold them dear. Your poetic friendship is uplifting! Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan

Sotto Poet

Date: 8/2/2023 8:36:00 AM

Dearest Susan, your magnum opus surpasses conventional notions of aesthetics; it is a profound depiction of love, eliciting deep longing and captivating instances. Effortlessly, flowers pirouette in the delicate wind, as memories tenderly caress the spirit. Undoubtedly breathtaking! Permit me to extend my sincerest congratulations, on the well-earned acclaim bestowed upon your esteemed opus as the Poem of the Day.

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/2/2023 5:10:00 PM

Dear Lasaad, I am humbled and honored by your generosity and kindness. Your comments are as lovely as your poetry. Thank you for your breathtaking words and warm congrats, my friend. Your poetic friendship and beautiful thoughts are both deeply appreciated. Your visits are always a delight-filled gift! Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Valsa George

Date: 8/1/2023 10:34:00 PM

Though the mind of the speaker wanders into some lost land now eagerly yearned, the atmosphere he/she is in is exotic... with a gentle breeze on the trees and musky scent in the air. "The gilt-edged frills and thrills of summer days — that flutter! The guilt-wedged sway and suede of lusty meadow sage… the jilted sun, once young, still shines above the haze "— I can see Susan's stamp of beauty in these lines. Beautiful as ever.... gifted friend. Congratulations on this gem of a poem as POTD

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/4/2023 8:02:00 AM

Dear Valsa, your precious thoughts about my poem are framed within the beauty of your intellect, heart and soul and elevates the value of my verse to beyond the realm where winds gently blow. Thank you for sharing your poetic friendship and gracious visit with me. I appreciate you and your superb poetry, my sweet poetry friend. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Sam Kauffman

Date: 8/1/2023 10:45:00 AM

My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend, what can I say except to say I savor the beauty in your flowing words, as they flow on winds "above the haze" of every day life, like a new found chocolate delight! Your lines flow like silk. And I adore your opening line with the wind annoying the trees! Only a poetic master of images like you could create such amazing imagery of loss and longing! This is so deserving of your POTD honor! Congratulations. Blessings on the perfume of wild sage!

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/4/2023 7:38:00 AM

My Dearest Rhyme Time Friend, to this chocolate lover, the delight of your beautiful comments is as sweet as a lovely box of chocolate bonbons! I am elated by your response to my poem and inspired by your poetic friendship, a gift I truly treasure. You are ever uplifting in your encouragement and heartwarming congrats, my sweet poetry sis! I'm so pleased your enjoyed my poem, thank you for your precious thoughts that shine upon my poem with a golden glow. Warmest wishes from fields abloom with smiles.. ~Susan

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 7/30/2023 9:57:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTD win. A lovely write/ending. Enjoyed It. Have a blessed day/week with your win..............

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/3/2023 9:27:00 AM

Dear Paula, it's a pleasure to see you! Thank you for your lovely words and kind congrats. I truly appreciate your friendship and kindness. Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan

Lisa Ricci

Date: 7/30/2023 3:20:00 AM

Good Morning Susan. Congratulations on a well deserved POTD. Have a wonderful morning. Blessings (smile)

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/3/2023 9:26:00 AM

Dear Lisa, thank you for the delight of your return visit. Your heartwarming congrats are truly appreciated too! Warmest wishes, my friend.. ~Susan

Jean Murray

Date: 7/30/2023 1:16:00 AM

Sometimes poems seem to lift and carry us away the lilt is so loud. Such a poem is this. Well deserved POTD Susan.

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/3/2023 9:24:00 AM

Dear Jean, it's so nice to see you! I am truly honored and inspired by your beautiful thoughts. Thank you for gracing my poem with your esteemed presence and for your kind congrats. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Brandy Nicole

Date: 7/29/2023 7:11:00 PM

Dearest Susan, what you've created is beyond beautiful, it's a painting of love; longing and magical moments. Flowers seem to float through the wind, while memories softly whisper upon the skin. Through these images you so gracefully paint, my heart can feel every emotion within. Simply breathtaking ! Congratulations my sweet friend, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. :) Hugs, Brandy

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/3/2023 9:21:00 AM

Dear Brandy, my lovely friend, it's always a special day when your golden presence graces my poem's page. Your delicate thoughts are beautiful and touch me deeply. I'm so pleased to know that you feel the emotional nuances in both the pleasure and pain of this poem. Your sensitive imagination is made to wander such soulful wonders of the heart. Thank you, sweet poetess, for your gracious visit and kind congrats. Warmest wishes and hugs.. ~Susan

Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 7/29/2023 4:21:00 PM

Congratulations, Dear Susan, on receiving POTD with such a masterfully crafted poem. Your vocabulary is just sublime, and the images purely enchanting. I read your poems several times - to savour all the artistic magic - the imagery, the metaphor, the personification! Love and warm wishes, Dear Poet ~ Mala

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/3/2023 9:13:00 AM

Dear Mala, it is so wonderful to see you! I am so pleased to know you enjoyed my poem. I am humbled and honored by your generous assessment of my verse and hold your beautiful thoughts in my deepest appreciation. Thank you, my sweet friend and gifted poetess. Warmest wishes, love and hugs.. ~Susan

John Lawless

Date: 7/29/2023 3:00:00 PM

this would have the Bard scratching his head in whimsy, basking in the scented imagery and metaphor, and sinking slowly into its moment....masterfully done Susan

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/3/2023 9:10:00 AM

Dear John, the lovely spirit of your comments has me sinking slowly into this moment with gratitude. Thank you for sharing your inspiring and remarkable thoughts with me. I am humbled and honored, my friend. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Susan Lawrence

Date: 7/29/2023 2:56:00 PM

Dearest Susan , An inhale of the beauty of your words transports me to another place and time where love and loss intertwine . I love ~ I fall upon each heady spear despite the golden air . ~ I linger lone and lost - and loathe the lure of wind . So many nuances to ride and waves of emotion to follow here. Your magical words always entice me and beckon me to travel inward and upward . Thank you dear friend for the gift of you ! Hugs and love sent on soaring white wings , Susan :) xx Yes and congratulations on POTD !!

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/3/2023 9:02:00 AM

Dear Susan, my poetry sister and time-travel companion, I relish your lovely visit and beautiful thoughts. Your expressive nature dovetails with mine so wonderfully. I'm so happy to know that my poem enticed you to wander the wonder of emotional nuances and beckoned you to travel on the imaginative power of this verse. Together we travel poetic realms we create from the experiences that lie deep within us.. experiences had, if not in this life then from the one past. We feel at home within each others verse because we have lived it before. Thank you for the precious gift of your friendship and sistership, and for your heartwarming congrats. Warmest wishes and hugs sent on the endless soar of white wings.. ~Susan.. Btw, I visited your poem "Embedded Hieroglyphics" and it is exquisite!

The Situation

Date: 7/29/2023 1:41:00 PM

Very very poeticly said. You have a way with words.

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/2/2023 6:24:00 PM

Dear TS, your response to my poem is truly appreciated. I'm so glad to know you enjoyed my sonnet. Thank you. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Tom Cunningham

Date: 7/29/2023 12:16:00 PM

Your poetry is always top shelf Susan, congratulations to you on the honour of POTD, a well deserved honour. Tom

Susan Ashley
Date: 8/2/2023 6:18:00 PM

Dear Tom, it's a pleasure to see you. Thank you for your lovely words and kind congrats. I am honored by your friendship and kindness. Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan