Made With Love

These nine Christmas wreaths are made with my hands.
Hands fashioning expressions of my love,
Love for these nine, once part of my life.
Life that came and went for five generations,
Generations that started with my daddy.
Daddy has been gone for fifty-seven years.
Years of loss and love and joy,
Joy and sorrow woven in wreaths from my hands.




For Wreath contest. Won no. 4
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Onclaud Avatar
January 6, 2011 at 1:05 AM
special cheers in your win, joyce... wonderful! :) nette
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January 5, 2011 at 4:36 PM
Congratulations on your win..Sara
Brown Avatar
January 5, 2011 at 9:42 AM
Congratulations on your win Joyce in the "Christmas Wreath" contest by Dr. Ram Mehta. Love, Carol
Cwiak Avatar
January 5, 2011 at 6:03 AM
Congrats, Joyce, not only for your winning words but for remembering those who have helped you weave this beautiful work. Dan C
Mehta Avatar
January 4, 2011 at 9:51 PM
Many Congrats joyce for clinching big win spot in this difficult yet interesting form of Dr Rams contest. Best wishes/Luv...Hitendra Mehta
Neels Avatar
January 4, 2011 at 4:31 AM
A beautiful write filled with love Joyce, congratulations on your win in the contest, love Wilma
Dietrich Avatar
January 3, 2011 at 9:36 PM
A great poem for the generations, joyce, NICE win. LUv, Andrea
Mannan Avatar
January 3, 2011 at 8:39 PM
So lovely Joyce. Congratulations once again.
Devonshire Avatar
January 3, 2011 at 5:24 PM
So happy to see this tender poem in the winners' circle, dear Joyce. Congratulations! Love, Carolyn
Gorelick Avatar
January 3, 2011 at 4:01 PM
congrats to you..another fine win. BG
Sweetheart Avatar
January 3, 2011 at 3:56 PM
Congrats Joyce on your winning poem in Dr. Ram's wreath contest with this lovely entry ... enjoy your top spot success with luv tonight my friend..
Mehta Avatar
January 3, 2011 at 3:31 PM
Congratulations, Joyce, for the fourth place win in my Contest.
Brown Avatar
December 3, 2010 at 8:41 PM
Good luck with this lovely write.
Onclaud Avatar
December 3, 2010 at 10:01 AM
oh, this is a sad kind of wreath that pulls me in with your finely-sewn word usage and flowing sentiments...a high scoring one in the contest, joyce... warmest, nette
Brown Avatar
December 3, 2010 at 4:37 AM
Thank you for sharing your amazing poetry today. I enjoyed reading it Joyce and wish you the best in the contest. I am finding I am having a hard time right now trying to write for the contests going on. Love, Carol
Dietrich Avatar
December 2, 2010 at 9:04 PM
joyce, you did this so well, I was not even aware it was a wreath poem the way described for Dr. Ram's contest. YOu did it SO well. I hope it scores high. LUv, Andrea
Mehta Avatar
December 2, 2010 at 2:50 PM
Thanks for participating in my contest, Carrie
Haick Avatar
December 2, 2010 at 1:11 PM
These are indeed special, Joyce and will keep for a lifetime! A wonderful idea to pass on to kids. Love, Audrey
Devonshire Avatar
December 2, 2010 at 9:33 AM
Having wreaths for each of your lost loved ones seems like a very special way to remember them, Joyce. Sorry your Dad has been gone from your life so long. Mine passed last year and it's hard to face holidays without him. Best wishes in the wreath contest with this moving poem. You did a great job with the form; I can't seem to tackle it yet. It's creative the way you picked up the last word of each line and made it the first word of the next. Love and blessings, Carolyn
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