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June 5, 2025

Premiere Contest: Etheree Of Your Heart
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Sly low tide sneaks up to smooch the smooth shore that holds old footsteps left behind us and lends itself to sand castles standing guard until high tide plovers dart on fleet feet across sodden sands spindle-legged girls hunt conch shells — starfish found! Blue waters glistening aqua appeal — white horse sea-magic spindrift manes rise from crests awakened from lowest ebb high tide arrives on thunder hooves body-surf Neptune’s steeds to the shore wet beige hair dries to sun-bleached beachy waves…

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Valsa George

Date: 6/9/2025 10:40:00 PM

Dear Sweet susan, your seastrand is vibrant with life and charming with an all pervading beauty where waves and sea creatures dance in harmony. Your alliterations enhance the beauty of your etheree. It also evokes memories of the footsteps left behind and the castles built in sand. You describe beautifully the change of the sea from low tide to high tide as the sea is not constant. "high tide arrives on thunder hooves body-surf Neptune’s steeds to the shore wet beige hair dries to sun-bleached beachy waves…" beautiful concluding lines... of sea horses drying their mane of wet beige hair. Beautiful word pictures.

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 6/9/2025 8:13:00 PM

This is clever in the way the rhytm imitates crashing waves. I remember California tidal pools that were alive with life in t he same way. Thank you for taking me back to the ocean.

Faruk Ahmed Roni

Date: 6/9/2025 5:36:00 AM

Dear Susan, a powerful metaphor that adds depth and grandeur. Wonderful poem, thank you for sharing.

Susan Ashley
Date: 6/9/2025 10:40:00 AM

Dear Faruk, thank you for your gracious visit and encouraging comments. I'm delighted to know that you thought my poem was wonderful. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Gary Radice

Date: 6/9/2025 4:13:00 AM

The shore came alive in my room as I read this Susan. Lines upon the sand brought to life by the ebbing and flowing of your etheree. Top drawer writing from a top drawer poet. Cheers - Gary

Susan Ashley
Date: 6/9/2025 10:36:00 AM

Dear Gary, I'm delighted to know that the shore came alive for you! I was trying to create the movement of the tide through the sense of time and imagery. It's wonderful to know you could feel the ebb and flow. Thank you for sharing your uplifting thoughts and kindness with me. Warmest wishes, my poet friend.. ~Susan

Paige Hind

Date: 6/8/2025 5:37:00 PM

Love this! I find this form very challenging, but you did it so well. Gorgeous.

Susan Ashley
Date: 6/9/2025 10:29:00 AM

Dear Paige, I'm so pleased to know you loved this poem! Thank you for spending time with my poem and for sharing your precious thoughts with me. Warmest wishes, my dear poet friend.. ~Susan

Frederic Parker

Date: 6/8/2025 8:09:00 AM

Dear friend, dear poet, I live close to the sea and found your poem urging me to go to the sandy shores and play out your poem...your poetry is like a tide washing over my mind, leaving bits and pieces of sand-filled joy...Frederic

Susan Ashley
Date: 6/8/2025 8:32:00 AM

Frederic, dear friend, dear poet, I have lived on the southeastern coast of Mass my whole life, I can't ever imagine living anywhere else. This poem reflects my lifelong love of the seashore. My friends and I were the spindle-legged girls collecting shells and body surfing with sun-bleached hair. My husband and I leave our footprints behind in the sand every time we walk the shore in wonder of its song, power and beauty. Thank you for sharing in the imagery and "sand-filled joy" with me. I hope you enjoy your time at the shore, my dear friend. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 6/6/2025 6:20:00 AM

Dear Susan, pure shoreline magic filled with life and memory. I love how you capture the playful dance of tides and creatures, turning the beach into a living story. Your words move like waves, gentle and wild all at once, and I can almost feel the salt air and sun in your lines. A seaside wonder and your poetry always leaves me smiling. Spring Blessings, My Dear Susan, Daniel

Susan Ashley
Date: 6/6/2025 8:00:00 AM

Dear Daniel, I'm thrilled to know that your were touched by the "shoreline magic" of this poem. To know that this piece touched upon your senses and left you smiling fills me with joy and gratitude. Indeed, I am endlessly inspired by the Atlantic's moods, movements and beauty.. sometimes lamb-like, other times demonic. I enjoy the ocean in all her kindness and ferocity! Thank you for sharing in the emotions and imageries of this poem with me. I appreciate/admire your natural ability to fully immerse yourself in poets' verses. Your insights are treasured. Warmest wishes, my dear poet friend.. ~Susan

Lin Lane

Date: 6/5/2025 11:43:00 AM

We share a love for the nautical and all the sea's secrets are things of wonder. Exceptional write, Susan.

Susan Ashley
Date: 6/6/2025 7:38:00 AM

Dear Lin, I'm not surprised to know that we share a love for the atmosphere, the moods, the movements, and the very the soul of the sea. Your beautiful poetry reflects the sea's gentle swells and roaring waves in the emotions of your verse as they spill upon the page their pearls, secrets and desires. Thank you for your inspiring thoughts. Warmest wishes, my poet friend.. ~Susan

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 6/5/2025 11:16:00 AM

- Vividly beautifully described, Susan ... can almost hear, smell and see this beautiful landscape ... my daily walk goes along the sea ... new experiences every day :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs

Susan Ashley
Date: 6/6/2025 7:30:00 AM

Dear Anne-Lise, I'm so pleased to know that my verses touched your senses. I love living on the Atlantic coast. I could never live anywhere else. Enjoy your walks by the sea! I can imagine how beautiful it is... Your precious thoughts are truly appreciated. Warmest wishes, my poet friend.. ~Susan

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 6/5/2025 10:49:00 AM

I enjoyed reading your Lovely "Seashore" write. Love your ending. "Good Luck" We both did this one. Have a wonderful day writing away..................

Susan Ashley
Date: 6/6/2025 7:26:00 AM

Dear Paula, I'm so glad to know you enjoyed my poem. I look forward to visiting your poem too. Thank you for sharing in the imagery and emotion of this piece with me. Your thoughts are treasured. Warmest wishes, my poet friend.. ~Susan

Tom Woody

Date: 6/5/2025 10:32:00 AM

Awesome etheree Susan. I suspect you have a love for the sea, it figures in many of your poems. Top notch poetry!

Susan Ashley
Date: 6/8/2025 10:58:00 AM

Aw, that's wonderful for you and your wife, Tom. I remember that photo, but went to see it again, it truly is a beautiful place. Enjoy your time by the water's edge.. there's nothing more gratifying to me than being on the shore at the ocean's edge... the wonderment of it all... it's where I feel closest to God

Tom Woody
Date: 6/6/2025 7:31:00 AM

My wife and I began wintering on the Gulf side this past year, five minutes from Sunset beach. It's a quaint little beach, not too crowded generally. The photo on my poem Sunset Silhouette was taken there. I'm glad you have such nice memories from childhood on into present. Happy life

Susan Ashley
Date: 6/6/2025 7:23:00 AM

Dear Tom, yes, growing up on the Atlantic coast has given me a huge love and appreciation for the ocean and all its movements and moods. I could never live anywhere else but nestled in my seaside community in southeastern Massachusetts where the freedom of open air, sand dunes and waves are mere moments away.. my friends and I were the "spindle-legged girls" collecting shells, I was the teen body surfing huge waves with sun-bleached hair. My summers went spent at the beach with my beloved dad and my friends. Such cherished memories. My husband and I walk the shore and it always fills me with wonder. So glad you enjoyed my poem! Thank you for your lovely thoughts. Warmest wishes, my poet friend.. ~Suze