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The Value of Memories

Memories bring bitter tears one day, sweet comfort and contented sighs the next. Those journeys down the roads we’ve traveled may evoke a range of dark and light effects, ennui or elation. Either way, it’s where the past with present intersects. April 17, 2020 Contest Title: Each Letter Threads the Verse Placed 1st Sponsor: Joseph May April 25, 2020, entered in the Strand Pick E contest

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Eve Roper

Date: 5/2/2020 4:10:00 PM

Janice, congratulations on your win in Joseph contest. Hugs Eve

Janice Canerdy
Date: 5/2/2020 10:45:00 PM

Thanks so much, Eve. Janice

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/1/2020 10:10:00 AM

this is fantastic. I wish I had been able to come up with one like this!! Congrats, Janice.

Janice Canerdy
Date: 5/1/2020 5:06:00 PM

Thanks a million, Andrea. Janice

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 4/30/2020 5:19:00 PM

How stirring - memories are a blend of pain and pleasure - congratulations, Janice-

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/30/2020 10:57:00 PM

Thanks so much, Michelle. Janice

Jenish Somadas

Date: 4/30/2020 12:56:00 PM

Back with congrats Janice..Takecare..

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/30/2020 10:58:00 PM

Thanks so much, Jenish. Janice

Constance La France

Date: 4/30/2020 10:16:00 AM

Janice, your words ring true for me and congratulations on your win in Joseph's contest _Constance

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/30/2020 10:25:00 AM

Constance, thank you SO much. Good to hear from you. Janice

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 4/30/2020 9:44:00 AM

Back with congrats Janice on your fist win - an awesome poem. Blessings, Jennifer.

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/30/2020 10:26:00 AM

Thanks so much, Jennifer. Janice

Joseph May

Date: 4/30/2020 6:22:00 AM

Memories are such treasures, Congrats on your win Janice

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/30/2020 8:10:00 AM

Joseph, thank you so much for sponsoring and for placing my poem! Janice

Gary Radice

Date: 4/30/2020 3:57:00 AM

Brilliant piece.

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/30/2020 8:10:00 AM

Thank you so much, Gary. Janice

Jan Allison

Date: 4/30/2020 3:10:00 AM

beautifully crafted Janice, congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

John Watt

Date: 4/30/2020 12:12:00 AM

Really enjoyed reading this today, Janice. Love the nostalgia plus the acknowledgement that not all memories are pleasant ones. Especially liked the summary statement, 'it’s where the past with present intersects.' Congrats on your win! Hugs ~ John

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/30/2020 12:30:00 AM

Thanks so much, John. Janice

Sam Kauffman

Date: 4/26/2020 11:10:00 PM

Hi Janice, wonderful perspective on the intersection of past and present of memories. Congratulations!

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/29/2020 11:43:00 PM

Thanks so much, Sam. Janice

Ralph Sergi

Date: 4/23/2020 5:55:00 PM

Hi Janice: When you recall the stirringauses in your past and you survive the present, your faith has endured

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/23/2020 8:38:00 PM

Thanks, Ralph. Janice

Ralph Sergi
Date: 4/23/2020 5:56:00 PM

WHEN YOU RECALL THE STIRRING CAUSES-

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 4/23/2020 7:18:00 AM

Hi Janice excrllent poem where the past and present intersects what life is all about blessings Jennifer

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/23/2020 8:28:00 AM

Thanks so much, Jennifer. Janice

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 4/19/2020 7:55:00 PM

Hello Janice … very easy to become a part of your topic in this fine verse. We all have memories that return from seemingly nowhere - thank you Janice - Lindsay

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/19/2020 9:31:00 PM

Thanks so much, Lindsay. Janice

Gershon Wolf

Date: 4/18/2020 10:21:00 PM

Threaded right through the needle's eye, Janice. Superb contest entry. :) gw

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/18/2020 10:55:00 PM

Thank you SO much, Gershon. Janice

Rico Leffanta

Date: 4/18/2020 2:11:00 PM

Hell is really old age when one tends to recall all the really stupid things one said and did during one's life, but the redeeming point is that we can still learn from those experiences! Remembering the happy childhood of one's children is always a welcomed memory! Well caught and scribed, Andrea! Aloha! Rico

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/18/2020 2:28:00 PM

Thanks so much, Rico! JANICE

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/18/2020 12:28:00 PM

I have not tried this challenge yet. It may prove quite difficult, I think!! But you made it look so easy and you ended up with a very worthwhile poem in the process!

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/18/2020 1:12:00 PM

Thank you so much, Andrea. It was very challenging for me. I tinkered with it for HOURS! Janice

Jenish Somadas

Date: 4/18/2020 8:04:00 AM

Wow.. Wonderful verse.. Great entry in the contest Janice.. Good luck..

Janice Canerdy
Date: 4/18/2020 9:04:00 AM

Thanks so much, Jenish. Janice