Year-End

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Yards have lost their Santas. Yuletide glow is fading. You change calendars and yield two thousand sixteen. Young ones hear repeats of yarns their elders tell, till— YAWN! Happy New Year, all! written for, and entered in, Andrea Dietrich's Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Pleiades Contest on December 20, 2016

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Jan Allison

Date: 1/7/2017 6:10:00 PM

Lovely take on the theme Janis:-)congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx

Janice Canerdy
Date: 1/7/2017 8:15:00 PM

Thanks so much, Jan! Janice

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 1/6/2017 1:12:00 PM

It is often hard to stay awake until the New Year. There were so many noisy firecrackers where I live, in Hawaii, this year that there was no way I could sleep. Not a complaint...our neighbors really put on a show like we used to years ago. Congratulations on your win! 7 ; )

Janice Canerdy
Date: 1/6/2017 3:11:00 PM

Connie, thank you so much! Janice

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 1/5/2017 10:53:00 PM

Nice, Janice! Congrats!

Janice Canerdy
Date: 1/6/2017 8:01:00 AM

Thanks so much, Kim! Janice

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 12/21/2016 3:36:00 PM

I like your poetry Janice.I hope you win the contest. Merry Christmas.

Janice Canerdy
Date: 12/21/2016 4:32:00 PM

How sweet of you! Thanks so much, Darlene! Janice