Janice Canerdy Poet Rictameter

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                                         July 26, 2026, entered in Brian Strand's Contest 1491

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A Day to Be Outside

		                                    Mild day
                                             yellow bells bloom
                                        banishing winter gloom
                               sweet harbinger of coming spring.
                   Gentle wind bids bronze chimes to sway and ring
                              branches still bare but teem with life
                                 songbirds perch; squirrels play
                                            Outside, I’ll stay~~
                                                   mild day.

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Sara Kendrick September 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM Belated congratulations on your winning work, Janice. Way to go. I will have to go back at the Rictameter poetry form and refresh my memory about them. Thank you for sharing this one with us. 👏✍️. Sara K.

Andrea Dietrich August 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM What a nice rictameter. Never saw this one yet. Belated congrats Janice Canerdy September 5, 2026 at 6:34 AM Thanks so much, Andrea. Oh, how I dream of having a day like this. The heat is brutal!! Janice

Krishnanand Guptar July 27, 2026 at 7:58 AM Congratulations Janice on your placement in this contest with a beautiful poem on the transition from winter to spring skilfully crafted. Wish you a pleasant day Janice Canerdy July 28, 2026 at 6:25 AM Thanks so much, Krish. I hope you have a good day too! Here in Mississippi, the heat index is way over 100 degrees. Janice

Tom Cunningham July 26, 2026 at 5:49 PM Such a welcome season after a cold winter. Good luck in the contest Janice, hope youre keeping well. Tom Janice Canerdy July 28, 2026 at 6:26 AM Thanks so much, Tom. Here in Mississippi~~with the heat index way over 100~~we could surely use some of those MILD days! Janice