Joy

Sipping doesn't deplete the optimist's natural well of joy.



December 20, 2017, entered in Brian Strand's Late December Premiere Contest
Placed 5th

May 30, 2018, entered in Silent One's Monoku Contest        Placed 1st


June 7, 2022
entered in the Bite Size no. 46 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Line Gauthier

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Date: 10/26/2022 7:26:00 AM
Less is More ~
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Date: 7/2/2022 5:40:00 PM
This is great!!! Joy flows endlessly :)
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Date: 6/21/2022 5:51:00 AM
Lovely! Congratulations Janice!
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Date: 6/17/2022 10:40:00 AM
Janice you are so correct in your observation about the "optimists well of joy!" It is a deep well indeed. Congratulations and blessings to you.
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Date: 6/17/2022 1:18:00 AM
Congratulations on your wonderful podium win Janice. Beautifully expressed! Blessings xxoo
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Date: 6/16/2022 3:08:00 PM
That's so lovely, with wisdom to contemplate. Reminds me of Chinese proverbs, which I love. Congratulations on your win!
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Date: 6/16/2022 9:50:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. Few words with much said. Enjoy your win and day with blessings...........
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Date: 6/15/2018 10:12:00 AM
Congrats on your gold medal win, Janice.
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/15/2018 2:02:00 PM
Thanks so much, Line! Janice
Date: 6/2/2018 7:52:00 PM
I am loving the first two on the winners' list. Congrats on your well deserved win.
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/2/2018 8:45:00 PM
Thank you so much, Andrea! Janice
Date: 6/1/2018 10:08:00 PM
Hi Janice, congratulations on your top win! Your well of joy definitely shines through your poem. Regards :)
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/1/2018 10:27:00 PM
Thank you so much, Elaine! Janice
Date: 6/1/2018 2:14:00 PM
Love love love this. A fave. Congratulations on your win Janice! xomo :))
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/1/2018 3:08:00 PM
You are SO kind, Maureen. Thanks so much! Janice
Date: 6/1/2018 1:30:00 PM
Congratulations on your #1 win!
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/1/2018 1:33:00 PM
Thanks so much, Susan! Janice
Date: 6/1/2018 12:31:00 PM
A truism Janice, congratulations...
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/1/2018 1:34:00 PM
Thanks so much, Charlie! Janice
Date: 6/1/2018 8:57:00 AM
Nice Janice Congratulations for your win :)
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/1/2018 9:02:00 AM
Thanks so much, Heidi! Janice
Date: 6/1/2018 8:37:00 AM
Congratulations Janice on your win and your brilliant one liner.
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/1/2018 8:37:00 AM
Thank you so much, Danny! Janice
Date: 6/1/2018 6:14:00 AM
- Congratulations with your one line, Janice :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/1/2018 8:35:00 AM
Thanks so much, Anne-Lise! Janice
Date: 6/1/2018 5:23:00 AM
Never runs dry! Congrats on top win!
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/1/2018 8:36:00 AM
Thanks so much, Kim! Janice
Date: 6/1/2018 4:58:00 AM
You are so right... Congratulations on your first place in the contest...
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 6/1/2018 8:37:00 AM
S.O., thank you so much for sponsoring the contest and for my win. I am thrilled! Janice
Date: 12/23/2017 8:15:00 AM
WOW! this is awesome. In a well structured boundary,ecstaticicity matters most. Congrats JANICE a bravo should be bestowed unto you
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/23/2017 10:02:00 AM
Your comment has made my day, Faruq. THANK YOU! Janice
Date: 12/22/2017 10:31:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Janice.
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/23/2017 1:31:00 AM
Thanks, Line! Janice
Date: 12/22/2017 11:30:00 AM
Janice, congratulations on your winning poem. ~ Sonia
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/22/2017 12:06:00 PM
Thanks so much, Sonia! Janice
Date: 12/22/2017 6:50:00 AM
Congrats Janice on your win.
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/22/2017 9:59:00 AM
Thank you, Vijay! Janice
Date: 10/10/2017 12:52:00 AM
Ah, wonderfully wise, Janice - blessings and congratulations on your win, my friend! :-)
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/10/2017 8:56:00 AM
Greg, thank you so much! Janice
Date: 10/9/2017 8:03:00 PM
Congratulations on your win, Janice. Hugs Eve ~`*
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/9/2017 9:39:00 PM
Thanks so much, Eve! Janice
Date: 10/9/2017 4:09:00 PM
Such a powerful Monoku, Janice! Congrats on your win. Hugs, Sandra
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Janice Canerdy
Date: 10/9/2017 4:44:00 PM
Thank you, Sandra! Janice
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