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Each Year Goes Round - For New Year Theme

"Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us." - Hal Borland Each year goes round, and so I must surmise that even though four seasons make a year, we cannot really say when one year dies or when the brand new year has had its dawn! At any spot upon this earthly sphere, we, all of us, are going on and on. There is no start, so there can be no end. We try to gather wisdom from the old to learn from it and then resolve to mend our future ways, then pass it to our youth. But wisdom must be valued more than gold if love and peace on earth would be our truth. Each year goes round, and so I must surmise there is no start, so there can be no end! (A Cornish Sonnet)

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Date: 3/10/2016 3:36:00 PM
Hi Andrea, firstly, a much belated congratulations on your win in the contest. Wise words come forth from your pen Andrea. As always, your work does sing in its excellence. Once more i take your journey through your words and i find peace within myself. May the journey of your words ever be there. A seven and into my faves....MIKE.
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Date: 1/22/2016 11:47:00 PM
ANDREA, Congrats on your awesome win. Love ~LINDA~
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Date: 1/14/2016 1:18:00 PM
Very well written and thought provoking.
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Date: 1/13/2016 11:00:00 AM
And you said you couldn't come up with anything. Is there no form of poetry you can't master? I don't think so. Many congrats, Andrea.
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Date: 1/13/2016 6:37:00 AM
Amazing Cornish Sonnets landed upon this list. Congrats on your win. Sara
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Date: 1/12/2016 11:29:00 PM
hello Andrea,, awesome win... :) SKAT
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Date: 1/12/2016 3:29:00 PM
Congratulations Andrea on another fine work. Seems you overcame the topic block to all our benefit. Well done.
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Date: 1/12/2016 2:22:00 PM
Congratulations Andrea. An old theme renewed by your wise words. Cheers, Roy.
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Date: 1/12/2016 6:09:00 AM
Perfect! Love the flow and the sentiment. 7+ Congrats on your win, Dre! xoxo
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Date: 1/12/2016 1:29:00 AM
Very lovely Andrea.. naturally flowing words.. great!! Congrats on big win!
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Date: 1/11/2016 11:42:00 PM
Pure class, Andrea, and I would have expected nothing less. I purposely didn't read your entry because it would have wrecked my morale :). Congratulations, you topster! Viv x
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Date: 1/11/2016 5:24:00 PM
Many congrats Andrea I started a poem and that is as far as i got lol :-( hugs Jan xx
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Date: 1/11/2016 4:51:00 PM
Always glad to return to read a winning poem, Andrea. Congratulations on a very worthy win! // paul
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Date: 1/9/2016 8:55:00 AM
This is wisdom embraced by many much wiser than us. I have a friend from high school who became a Buddhist nun and she would love this, as do I ... CayCay
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Date: 1/8/2016 4:24:00 PM
Love your take on this Andrea. Elaine
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Date: 1/7/2016 4:01:00 PM
After commenting on mine, I had to come and read your entry, Andrea, and I am not disappointed by your words of wisdom and presentation. I like it...top marks to you! ~ regards // paul
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Date: 1/6/2016 5:12:00 PM
Oh so glad i've seen this, when i saw the contest my first thought was of you..this is wonderful flows so well...
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Date: 1/5/2016 6:04:00 PM
Such a wonderful Sonnet with an added lesson. And during the year if I stay up a few times past midnight I think of the beginning of the year all over again.
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Date: 1/5/2016 7:42:00 AM
You do this so well, Andrea, more wellerer than a well thing. Bound to be a topster. Congrats in advance, Viv x
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Date: 1/4/2016 6:20:00 AM
I have read one other of these 3 verse sonnets tonight, and what a pleasure they are. I absolutely agree, when does the old year end? For me Tonight; along with a busy 7 days work. Here comes 2016 and everything beyond...
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Date: 1/4/2016 5:50:00 AM
Very well said Andrea. I have say I agree with you for sure.
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Date: 1/4/2016 4:23:00 AM
Hi Andie! This is an unfamiliar variation of a sonnet for me. A philosophical write of how we should view ends and beginnings, essentially it's just the circle of life. Lovely and full of wisdom. 7 and fav!
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Date: 1/3/2016 7:40:00 PM
I always think of you as mistress of the sonnet. I still look to you as one who makes them look so easy, you have a gift! Happy New Year, Andrea !
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Date: 1/3/2016 6:12:00 PM
excellent write Andrea
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Date: 1/3/2016 5:13:00 PM
But wisdom must be valued more than gold if love and peace on earth would be our truth....I especially like these lines..Wonderful work..Thanks for stopping by..I appreciate your faithfulness in commenting..Sara
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