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July 22, 2025

~ Third Place ~
Premiere Contest: Those We Love
Sponsor: Mystic Rose Rose

~ Poem Of The Week ~
July 27, 2025


 

Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us everyday. Their murmurs, soft, in tree leaf whisper defrosts my heart that did grow crisper with grief that stained inside and out when I existed with my doubt that vanished voices of yesteryear would come alive and stir the atmosphere. Breezy hands, they touch my shoulder, rustling lilac plumes and growing bolder— as shaking purple scent awakens my recall of June bouquets that did enthrall. Polaroid moments in mindful frames can flare or tame these mournful flames. Our days were filled with cheer and dare; but now, their souls, they fly as sheer as air or sit, to contemplate as still as moss. They come to help alleviate my loss; I see them in the blue of sky or wisp of cloud, or sunshine warmth spilled over crowd; I catch a glimpse in happy eyes and sense they’re there in spirits' guise. A moment here and then they’re gone, beyond white veils of angel-air-chiffon. I’ve come to know and feel inside that never-ending, they’ll reside within me always, and everywhere. To sense them near, fulfills my humble prayer.

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Date: 8/3/2025 7:23:00 PM
Beautifully expressed poem about departed, but not really departed, loved ones.
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Date: 8/2/2025 9:53:00 AM
POTW, wow lady you write so well. Congratulations. I love your poems. Keep writing. Cheers
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Date: 7/31/2025 2:47:00 PM
Glad I came across this one! This work definitely deserved recognition as a poem of the week. You have combined great descriptiveness and rhyming here.
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Date: 7/31/2025 2:21:00 PM
Everything you write is POTW, SA! Congrats.
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Date: 7/31/2025 8:43:00 AM
Congratulations on making the grade of one of 52 poems featured as POTW!!! Amazing poem and very well crafted. Very worthy. Thanks for sharing!
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Date: 7/31/2025 6:12:00 AM
Congrats on POTW! … Breezy hands, they touch my shoulder, rustling lilac plumes and growing bolder
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Date: 7/31/2025 9:12:00 AM
Dear Kim, it's a joy to see you and receive your heartwarming congrats. I'm so glad to know you enjoyed that line.. I'm rather fond of it myself :) Thank you for your gracious visit, my poet friend. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 7/31/2025 3:42:00 AM
I’m back my dear sane sissy!;) and now you should have gotten first place my dear sister!:o shall I take care of it for you? Lmmfao! But I am back and can’t wait to catch up!;)
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Date: 7/29/2025 11:47:00 AM
this is so heartwhelming good one!!!
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Susan Ashley
Date: 7/31/2025 9:04:00 AM
Dear Ropah, thank you for your wonderful visit and lovely comment. I'm so pleased to know that your enjoyed my poem. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 7/29/2025 2:56:00 AM
Back again with congratulations on POTW, Susan. Beautiful poem, worth revisiting.
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Date: 7/31/2025 9:06:00 AM
Dear Seeker, it's so thoughtful of you to return with your heartwarming congrats and inspiring words. Your shining presence elevates my poem to a higher level. Thank you, my dear poet friend.. ~Susan
Date: 7/28/2025 9:40:00 AM
You've warmed my heart with perfect rhyme and your humble prayer. Photos make our memorable times come alive, but without them we have our spirit guide and those we love beside in mind and soul. Lovely poetry, Susan. Congratulations on your POTW! Cheers_Anaya
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Date: 7/28/2025 8:28:00 AM
Congratulations on your POTW win. I enjoyed reading your wonderful "Those We love" write. Have a blessed day/week with your win...........
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Susan Ashley
Date: 7/31/2025 9:10:00 AM
Dear Paula, thank your for your wonderful visit. Your kind congrats and lovely thoughts are surely appreciated. I'm so happy to know that you enjoyed my poem. Warmest wishes, my poet friend.. ~Susan
Date: 7/28/2025 3:44:00 AM
returning to congratulate you, Susan, on your POTD designation. A beautifully penned poem, well deserving of POTD.
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Date: 7/31/2025 9:08:00 AM
Dear Sara, it's wonderfully thoughtful of you to return with your heartwarming congrats and inspiring words. Your poetic presence here adds luster to my humble poem. Thank you, my sweet poet friend.. ~Susan
Date: 7/28/2025 2:00:00 AM
- A beautiful poem, Susan :) - Congratulations on your p.o.t.w. ... enjoy :) - hugs
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Date: 7/31/2025 9:02:00 AM
Dear Anne-Lise, it's a joy to see you and receive your beautiful comments. Thank you, my poet friend, for your heartwarming congrats. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 7/27/2025 5:17:00 PM
Dear Susan, Okay, It’s gentle and gorgeous like a warm breeze through memories. You’ve somehow, yes, I do know how because you are a great poet and you captured how loss lingers, not as absence, but presence in disguise. Feels like a hug from beyond. Congrats on POTW! Summer Blessings, My Dear Susan, Daniel
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Date: 7/27/2025 4:09:00 PM
Damn this is beautiful! Congratulations on POTW. This is very comforting to read.
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Date: 7/31/2025 9:00:00 AM
Dear Richard, Your response to my poem fills me with joy and appreciation. I'm so glad to know that your found it comforting, that's exactly the feeling I wanted it to have. Thank you for your gracious visit and for your kind congrats. Warmest wishes, my poet friend.. ~Susan
Date: 7/27/2025 4:00:00 PM
' Polaroid moments in mindful frames. ' Yes, it helps to keep the memory alive of loved ones that we've lost. Your thoughts are tender and emotional, yet filled with hope. I am reminded that they'll always be a part of me. Congratulations Susan, my dear sweet friend, on Poem of the Week. My best to you. Hugs and blessings, Brandy
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Date: 7/27/2025 1:33:00 PM
Congrats, Susan, on your 'Poem Of The Week' award. Much deserved! :) john
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Susan Ashley
Date: 7/31/2025 8:57:00 AM
Dear John, it's wonderful to see you! Thank you for your kind congrats and lovely thoughts. They are received with joy. I will be over to peruse your inspiring poetry soon. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 7/27/2025 1:03:00 PM
Congratulations Susan on receiving the honour of poem of the week. Beautiful poetry… Beryl
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Date: 7/31/2025 8:55:00 AM
Dear Beryl, your heartwarming congrats and comments are received with joy and appreciation. Thank you for your gracious visit. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 7/27/2025 7:27:00 AM
So sweet and soft. An acknowledgment of carrying memories that keep loved ones with us. Congratulations on your POTW dear Susan! :)
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Date: 7/27/2025 6:13:00 AM
Dear Susan, your beautiful poem touched me so deeply. Your words feel like a soft hand on the shoulder — comforting, familiar, and full of grace. I felt every line as if it were breathing; the way you capture the presence of those we’ve loved and lost is truly profound. Congratulations on an awesome POTW...Love and Hugs
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Date: 7/27/2025 5:54:00 AM
Awww how nice this gem will get a week of exposure and added love. Enjoy the spotlight Suze
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Date: 7/31/2025 8:52:00 AM
Dear Tom, thank you for the pleasure of your return visit and uplifting words. So thoughtful of you, my poet friend. Warmest wishes.. ~Suze
Date: 7/27/2025 4:51:00 AM
Susan, a beautiful heartfelt emotive poem. Congratulations on POTW.
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Date: 7/31/2025 8:54:00 AM
Dear Tania, it's wonderful to see you! Thank you for your heartwarming words and kind congrats. Both are dearly appreciated. Warmest wishes, dear poetess.. ~Susan
Date: 7/26/2025 2:03:00 PM
This is beautiful Susan! Thanks for sharing it!
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Date: 7/31/2025 8:48:00 AM
Dear Karen, your gracious visit and heartwarming comments are received with joy. Thank you for sharing your precious thoughts with me. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 7/25/2025 11:19:00 PM
Susan, you are great at delivering feel thru just the right amount of imagery. In 10th grade, I told the teacher I didn't like Shakespeare because we had to study for days to know what he means. I feel that way here a lot lately. Your poem is perfect with beautiful lines - 3 thru 6 sum up griefs impact then you lift us to the positive love that stays with us, ever still. I feared I'd forget Dad's voice, but I haven't. Congrats. I am blessed to have read this ... CayCay
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Date: 7/25/2025 6:59:00 AM
Dearest Susan, my soul, sister Poetry, white wing spirit and heart. I’ve missed you so and missed your words. It’s been so long since I posted a new poem, which I finally did yesterday . In gratitude for all I share here with you and many others. Your poem resonates with the beauty that comes deep from within your ancient and young soul. I love you. I love, our days were filled with cheer and dare! Yes, fun times! Your heart sings as always with beautiful notes. Love to you my friend, Susan
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