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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: 8/12/2025 5:51:00 PM
I see this got POTD. Way to go, Susan. I noticed you have sure garnered many trophy wins, even on the current front page
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Date: 8/4/2025 6:13:00 AM
Gorgeous language imagery that settles on the ear like a haunted whisper... in the minds eye like a half remembered dream. Truly i feel like I've heard this in some long ago night. Touching! Xoxo
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Date: 8/8/2025 7:54:00 AM
Dearest Crystol, thank you for your return visit and for your precious thoughts. They are treasured! Thank you for sharing in the emotions and imagery of this poem with me. I'm gratified to know that my verse whispered softly to you and touched your heart. Your comments touch my heart, my dear poet friend. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 8/4/2025 1:47:00 AM
Congrats. This is quite lovely
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Date: 8/8/2025 7:32:00 AM
Dear Andrea, thank you for your kins congrats and heartwarming words. Warmest wishes, my poet friend.. ~Susan
Date: 8/3/2025 7:23:00 PM
Beautifully expressed poem about departed, but not really departed, loved ones.
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Date: 8/8/2025 7:34:00 AM
Dear David, thank you for your lovely thoughts and gracious visit. Indeed, our loved ones are "departed, but not really departed". Warmest wishes, my poet friend.. ~Susan
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: 8/8/2025 7:35:00 AM
Dear Paghunda, it's so wonderful to see you! Thank you for your gracious visit and kind congrats. I'm humbled and honored by your lovely thoughts. Warmest wishes, my poetry friend.. ~Susan
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: 8/8/2025 7:37:00 AM
Dear Robert, thank you for sharing in the emotions and imagery of this poem with me. Your gracious presence and beautiful thoughts are truly appreciated. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Date: 7/31/2025 2:21:00 PM
Everything you write is POTW, SA! Congrats.
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Date: 8/8/2025 7:39:00 AM
Dear AP, I'm honored and humbled by your words. Thank you for your gracious visit and heartwarming congrats. Your poetic presence here is truly appreciated. Warmest wishes, my poet friend.. ~SA
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: 8/8/2025 7:42:00 AM
Dear Benjamin, it's wonderful to see you! Thank you for your gracious visit and inspiring comments. I receive your kind congrats with joy and I'm so pleased to know that your enjoyed my poem. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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: 8/8/2025 7:50:00 AM
Dearest insane sissy! I'm celebrating your return with the unicorns. Yes, they're still naughty; shooting champagne corks at each other lol! Hurry over, come fill your glass, the bubbly is flowing and so is my happiness to see you, my dear friend. No need to re-shuffle the contest standings.. lol! You're still crazy after all these years.. haha! Warmest wishes and hugs to you, Dragon Fire.. ~Illum
Date: 7/29/2025 11:47:00 AM
this is so heartwhelming good one!!!
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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: 8/8/2025 7:44:00 AM
Dearest Anaya, it greatly warms my heart to know that my verse has warmed your poetic heart. Thank you for sharing in the imagery and emotions of this poem with me. Your treasured comments and kind congrats are held in my truest appreciation. Warmest wishes and cheers, my poet friend.. ~Susan
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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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: 8/8/2025 7:21:00 AM
Dear Daniel, I'm both humbled and honored to receive your uplifting words. Your treasured thoughts lift me to beyond the clouds where I rejoice for the gift of your poetry friendship; such is the power of your written word whether in the comment box or upon your poetry page. Thank you for sharing in the emotions and imagery of this poem with me. Indeed, "loss lingers, not as absence, but presence in disguise." Your poetic soul sees it clearly. Your kind congrats and gracious visit are truly appreciated. Warmest wishes, my esteemed poet friend.. ~Susan
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: 8/8/2025 7:10:00 AM
Dearest Brandy, it's always so wonderful when your golden light glows upon my poem and warms my heart with its gentle radiance. I feel your soul hug through your treasured words, my sweet friend. Thank you for sharing in the emotions of this poem with me and for your kind congrats. Your lovely thoughts leave me sparkling with joy. Warmest wishes and hugs.. ~Susan
Date: 7/27/2025 1:33:00 PM
Congrats, Susan, on your 'Poem Of The Week' award. Much deserved! :) john
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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: 8/8/2025 7:03:00 AM
Dear Linda, I'm honored to receive your gracious visit and beautiful thoughts. Thank you for sharing in the emotions of this poem with me. Your kind congrats and poetry friendship are truly appreciated. Warmest wishes, my dear friend.. ~Susan
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: 8/8/2025 7:01:00 AM
Dearest Maria, it's so wonderful to see you and to receive your heartwarming words. Your precious thoughts and feelings about my poem touch me deeply and I am filled with gratitude for your gracious visit. Your golden presence casts a warm glow upon my humble verse. Thank you, my esteemed poet friend, for your kind congrats and beautiful heart. Warmest wishes and hugs to you.. ~Susan
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
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