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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

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Nette Onclaud

Date: 1/6/2011 1:05:00 AM

special cheers in your win, joyce... wonderful! :) nette

Sara Kendrick

Date: 1/5/2011 4:36:00 PM

Congratulations on your win..Sara

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 1/5/2011 9:42:00 AM

Congratulations on your win Joyce in the "Christmas Wreath" contest by Dr. Ram Mehta. Love, Carol

Daniel Cwiak

Date: 1/5/2011 6:03:00 AM

Congrats, Joyce, not only for your winning words but for remembering those who have helped you weave this beautiful work. Dan C

Dr Hitendra Mehta

Date: 1/4/2011 9:51:00 PM

Many Congrats joyce for clinching big win spot in this difficult yet interesting form of Dr Rams contest. Best wishes/Luv...Hitendra Mehta

Wilma Neels

Date: 1/4/2011 4:31:00 AM

A beautiful write filled with love Joyce, congratulations on your win in the contest, love Wilma

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/3/2011 9:36:00 PM

A great poem for the generations, joyce, NICE win. LUv, Andrea

Tahera Mannan

Date: 1/3/2011 8:39:00 PM

So lovely Joyce. Congratulations once again.

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 1/3/2011 5:24:00 PM

So happy to see this tender poem in the winners' circle, dear Joyce. Congratulations! Love, Carolyn

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 1/3/2011 4:01:00 PM

congrats to you..another fine win. BG

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 1/3/2011 3:56:00 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..

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 1/3/2011 3:31:00 PM

Congratulations, Joyce, for the fourth place win in my Contest.

Earle Brown

Date: 12/3/2010 8:41:00 PM

Good luck with this lovely write.

Nette Onclaud

Date: 12/3/2010 10:01:00 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

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 12/3/2010 4:37:00 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

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/2/2010 9:04:00 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

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 12/2/2010 2:50:00 PM

Thanks for participating in my contest, Carrie

Audrey Haick

Date: 12/2/2010 1:11:00 PM

These are indeed special, Joyce and will keep for a lifetime! A wonderful idea to pass on to kids. Love, Audrey

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 12/2/2010 9:33:00 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