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Love Letters Beneath the Moonlight a Collaboration With Susan Ashley

My love for you
is beyond prophecy or endowment
and lay before you a love letter from the heart
beneath the moonlight's glow
where our eyes find a silent understanding
that embraces each passionate emotion
swirling and entwined in the depth of love

where our souls surrender to ardent desire
in an enchanted beguiling captivity
of lush landscapes and serene gentleness in starlight
as we imagine a wondrous bastion
that offers a sanctuary of serenity
filled with warmth that trembles the tender skin
when we look deeper into the eyes
and find honeyed dreams dressed in blooming blossoms
of fragrant fantasy

we become prisoners lost in soft braille moments
with each kiss
that invites our souls to wander
through warm sensual sensations of sharing
where life reveals its emotional tendrils
that wrap around the space between
and pulls us into a world of sublime bewilderment

ah yes... the dazzling gleam of love's glow-
once inscribed upon the skies...
for was it not scribed before the time
our hearts were born these beating drums-
in the smattering of stars
etched for eons too dim
for naked eyes to scrutinize..
until fragments of sparkle
implanted their verse within mortal marrow..
a sweetheart song
golden till all tomorrow's cease to dawn
and the heartstrings of our lyre cease to strum
as my sonnet song is sung?

indeed.. mere words hold no light
in the depths of the universe away from the sun
but harnessed in the hold of our heart
the moon ignites the dark..
and by the light of night's glow
we read the stars in each other's eyes
before they close in passions' sigh
and our bodies surrender to ardent desire
as the queenly moon
embraced by the light of the shameless sun
weeps a cascade of moonbeams
for the beauty and wonder
of such earthly and heavenly love..
overflowing the steam beds of our bounding pulse
till nothing's left but a silvery quiver
'pon the softest ripples...

ah, to be made for such a palpable experience
the glory of our gratified physical skins
the embodiment of our starry fate
the bastioned imagined...now captured
in the serenity of sensuous afterglow
where we share and twine a verdant vine
to sip from nectar's chalice
a heady jasmine wine
pink petals and Venus sentiments
sweet sugar on our tongues...
the taste of love's afterglow
as I lay before you a love letter from the heart

5/6/23
I am honored to have shared some small part
in the creation of Susans and My poem
she is my dear friend, dear poet that I admire
and am in awe of... Frederic


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Date: 7/31/2023 10:02:00 AM
Wow Susan/Frederick what a breathtaking collaboration between you and Frederic. it is as though you are totally in sync with each others psych. Congratulations my dear poetry sis, between the two of you a new Shakespearean era is taking place, and POTD - A distinction and honor you both truly deserved - be well my dearest friend and sis Susan, wanted to touch base with you so glad I did! blessings hugs Jenny.
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Date: 7/30/2023 2:36:00 PM
Another masterpiece, congrats Frederic and Susan, such a delightful read, and no wonder, from two of my fave poets here.
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Date: 5/9/2023 12:11:00 PM
Lovely imagery and collaboration! Congratulations to you both!
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Date: 5/8/2023 3:53:00 PM
Dear Poets - Frederick and Susan, Congratulations on your POTD honour for the collaboration piece - romantic, and passionate! Just wonderful - magical! Best wishes ~ Mala
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Date: 5/7/2023 4:33:00 PM
Congratulations to two of my favorite poets ever on site. Alone, your poetry always draws me in, no matter the theme. Together, your collaborations rise above the creative norm.
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Date: 5/7/2023 4:16:00 PM
Dear Frederic and Susan, your words curl around each other like an endless love song. Tender thoughts, mysterious moments and exhilarating emotions are in full bloom. There's something magical about savoring sighs under the moonlight, with its soft, yet, sensual glow. Your thoughts leave me in complete awe. I'm smiling and blushing, all at the same time. Congratulations to the both of you, on Poem of the Day. :) Hugs, Brandy
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Date: 5/7/2023 1:14:00 PM
Beautiful, congratulations to both of you on your POEM OF THE DAY honor !
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Date: 5/7/2023 10:23:00 AM
You work so well together Frederic and Susan, a seamless collaboration. Congratulations to you both on the honour of POTD. Tom
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Date: 5/7/2023 8:55:00 AM
'we become prisoners lost in soft braille moments // with each kiss // ... Susan, I think I'm having an ephiphany, but I'm not quite sure. I'm lost, that's for sure. I feel as if I'm blind, that's for sure. But 'the kiss.' I'm searching for that kiss, blind as a bat. Can you guide me, please, O Oracle?! ... Congrats on POTD for a magnificent write, my stumbles aside! Have a wonderful week! :) gw
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Date: 5/7/2023 8:22:00 AM
Congratulations to both of you on an inspiring love poem. Seemless is one way to describe the joining of each verse and response. Lovely imagery and an enjoyable read, my friend. Enjoy your POTD honor ... you both deserve it. Smiles ~ Blessings A poetry friend in Texas, Bill
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Date: 5/7/2023 7:29:00 AM
Frederic, dear friend, dear poet, it is my pleasure to extend my heartiest congratulations to you for POTD honors. It was wonderful for me to be invited to roam with your romantic muse under night skies where a tender heart spills love letters beneath the moonlight. I'm thrilled to see this creative piece being celebrated in this way. Thank you, Frederic, for sharing your poetic friendship and brilliant inspiration with me.. both are treasured. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Frederic Parker
Date: 5/7/2023 8:18:00 AM
Susan dear friend, dear poet I am humbled and honored to share the poetic page with you, your words leave me speechless and brings so much joy to my heart, dear friend dear poet...Frederic
Date: 5/7/2023 6:53:00 AM
You two have created a romantic love letter that moves the heart and requires the reader to sigh. :) Congratulations on your POTD! :)
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Frederic Parker
Date: 5/7/2023 8:15:00 AM
Thank you Linda for your kindness
Date: 5/7/2023 6:42:00 AM
Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. win. Your "Love Letters Beneath the Moonlight" is a wonderful write. A great collaboration. I really enjoyed it. Have a blessed day/week...............
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Frederic Parker
Date: 5/7/2023 8:14:00 AM
Thank you Paula we are both glad you enjoyed it
Date: 5/7/2023 6:41:00 AM
Congratulations to the both of you for this beautiful POTD :)
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Frederic Parker
Date: 5/7/2023 8:12:00 AM
Thank you Heidi
Date: 5/7/2023 6:33:00 AM
Congratulations on a beautiful POTD!!
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Frederic Parker
Date: 5/7/2023 8:12:00 AM
Thanks Mike
Date: 5/7/2023 5:52:00 AM
A beautiful romantic collaboration Frederic and Susan. Congratulations on receiving the award for poem of the day
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Frederic Parker
Date: 5/7/2023 8:11:00 AM
Thank you Belle
Date: 5/7/2023 3:46:00 AM
A beautiful poem and collaboration, congratulations Frederic and Susan on POTD!
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Frederic Parker
Date: 5/7/2023 8:10:00 AM
Thank you Tania
Date: 5/7/2023 2:24:00 AM
- Two wonderful poets ... a wonderful romance poem ... congratulations on the p.o.t.d. Frederic and Susan :) - hugs
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Frederic Parker
Date: 5/7/2023 8:10:00 AM
Thank you Anne for you kindness
Date: 5/6/2023 9:32:00 PM
Frederic, dear friend, dear poet, this romantic poem would still live and breathe even if you had not graciously invited me to join you, such is the splendor of your verse that lit my path upon the poetic page with its exquisite inspiration. You are the heart and soul of this poem, and for that I am ever grateful. It is a great honor to compose with you, my friend. Thank you! Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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