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Nightfall

Some feel a stab of loneliness when shades of night are falling. As twilight silently descends, they hear Gloom’s chill voice calling. Some hear Love call at twilight time. Their loneliness is ending. They’ll soon keep their sweet rendezvous. Light wanes and joy is pending. For lovers twilight means romance, long kisses, and slow dances. For loners it means one more night of mourning love’s lost chances. posted September 21, 2016 September 24, 2016, placed 3rd in Nayda Ivette Negron's Twilight Poetry Contest October 1, 2016, placed 2nd in Brian Strand's Premiere Contest 214 entered in Brian Strand's Contest 249 (any topic or form, 16-line max) on December 15, 2016 Placed 4th, Premiere Contest May 25, 2020, entered in Kai Michael Neumann's Twilight poetry contest placed 9th of 10 September 19, 2021 entered in the "N" Poetry Contest placed 2nd Sponsor: Constance La France

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Constance La France

Date: 9/22/2021 3:08:00 PM

Janice, congratulations on your win in my N contest with this wonderful poem, splendid writing ~ love and serenity _Constance

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/5/2020 5:01:00 AM

Heart be still! I adored this beautiful passionate bittersweet view of a searching lonely heart that hears Gloom's voice calling. Magnificent Janice! Congratulations on your worthy win! Blessings xxoo

Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/5/2020 8:07:00 AM

Connie, THANKS a million! Janice

Aditi Mishra

Date: 6/1/2020 4:21:00 PM

I just love the way last stanza calmly portrays the stark reality of twilight for lovers and loners. This is beautiful Janice. Congratulations on your win :)

Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/1/2020 5:58:00 PM

Aditi, thank you so much! Janice

Kai Michael Neumann

Date: 6/1/2020 5:53:00 AM

Congratulations on your win in my contest. Kind wishes, Kai

Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/1/2020 7:51:00 AM

Kai, THANK YOU so much. I am thrilled. Janice

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/2/2017 5:42:00 PM

I was looking to see how you liked quatrains and found this gem again. I see you do not mind if lines 1 and 3 are rhymed. That was is so much nicer than worrying about two different rhymes in one stanza!

Janice Canerdy
Date: 5/2/2017 8:39:00 PM

Thanks, Andrea. To my knowledge, quatrains don't have to have two different rhymes in a stanza. Janice

Deborah Burch

Date: 12/16/2016 8:44:00 PM

Well done Janice!! Big Congrats! Thanks for visiting and your kindness!! Deb

Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/16/2016 8:46:00 PM

Thank YOU, Deb! Janice

Joseph May

Date: 10/1/2016 7:29:00 PM

"Heavenly shades of night are falling"...A lovely song...Congrats on your win!

Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/1/2016 10:11:00 PM

Thank you so much, Joseph. Janice

Sandra Haight

Date: 10/1/2016 4:25:00 PM

Such a lovely poem that images 'twilight' in two opposing and emotional ways, Janice. Great flow and rhythm too. Congratulations on your podium win. Hugs, Sandra

Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/1/2016 5:27:00 PM

Thanks so much, Sandra! Janice

John Watt

Date: 10/1/2016 12:27:00 PM

Congrats, Janice... I love your musings on that time of day that means different things to us all. Nice cadence throughout. I like your line, "Gloom’s chill voice calling" ~ John

Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/1/2016 1:35:00 PM

John, thank you so much! Janice

Lu Loo

Date: 10/1/2016 10:28:00 AM

Love the Platters Janice! great inspriation :) congratulations on your placement :)-luloo

Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/1/2016 10:38:00 AM

Thanks so much, Luloo! Janice

Carrie Richards

Date: 10/1/2016 10:02:00 AM

Such a melancholy poem, and I love the song you were inspired by. I have such powerful memories sitting in the car with my (now hubby) boyfriend after a date listening to the radio play the "Platters"....and to this day, all of their music takes me back in time. Twilight Time is a favorite in our book of memories, along with My Prayer :) Thanks for the walk back in time Janice!!

Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/1/2016 10:40:00 AM

Carrie, thank you so much! Janice

Francis J Grasso

Date: 10/1/2016 8:57:00 AM

Congratulations on the win Janice! ...Fran

Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/1/2016 10:40:00 AM

Thanks so much, Fran! Janice

Lu Loo

Date: 9/25/2016 11:44:00 AM

Janice-when I think of twilight I often think of romance too-lovely poem sweet Janice :) congratulations on your placement! :)-luloo

Janice Canerdy
Date: 9/25/2016 3:52:00 PM

Thanks so much, Luloo! Janice

Agnes Krampe

Date: 9/25/2016 3:52:00 AM

Congrats, Janice. I like your take on the theme.

Janice Canerdy
Date: 9/25/2016 7:57:00 AM

Thanks so much, Agnes! Janice

Daniel Turner

Date: 9/24/2016 7:53:00 PM

Back to say congratulations on your placement and I did listen to the song:)

Janice Canerdy
Date: 9/24/2016 9:09:00 PM

Thank you, Daniel! Janice

Nayda Ivette Negron Flores

Date: 9/24/2016 3:47:00 PM

Congratulations Janice on the placement of the contest.

Janice Canerdy
Date: 9/24/2016 5:13:00 PM

Nayda, thank you for sponsoring the contest and for placing my poem. Janice

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/22/2016 6:41:00 PM

wow, I love where you took this idea for twilight . the lovelorn vs the ones with dates to keep. Awesome job, Janice!

Janice Canerdy
Date: 9/22/2016 7:49:00 PM

Andrea, your comment has made my night! Thank you so much. Janice

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/22/2016 6:40:00 PM

so glad you liked my leaves talking. I really thought I did well with that one. Waiting for a second chance contest now. haha. Let me read your poem.

Janice Canerdy
Date: 9/22/2016 7:59:00 PM

I don't know what happened below. I typed a response. It seemed to erase itself. Then it showed up with the second thing I typed. I'm going to run along now and write a poem about people who have strange hallucinations! Janice

Janice Canerdy
Date: 9/22/2016 7:54:00 PM

Yeah, it's been a while since someone offered a second-chance contest Yeah, I'm ready for a second-chance contest too! Janice I've had several NA's since the last one! Janice