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Dedicated to my writing partner Darren Watson. We wrote about thirty poems together as 'Jadazzle United' unfortunately he got sick and disappeared from soup. About a year later we wrote together briefly but now I no longer have contact with him or his family

We wrote together You became a cherished friend Then there was complete silence Unfinished poems Remain on my computer I miss you so much my friend Collaboration We always had so much fun You are often in my thoughts I visit our page Those poems remain forever Such treasured memories Oh How I miss you Contest Sponsored by Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer 08-23-17

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Jannie Breedt

Date: 9/21/2017 2:10:00 AM

Hi Jan , i am sorry for your loss. I also miss Cay Cay too

Jan Allison
Date: 9/21/2017 4:03:00 AM

I hope they both return I miss caycay too. i will mail her and see what's going on... I guess life issues take hold and family is far more important than soup:-( hugs jan xx

Stephen Pennell

Date: 8/27/2017 9:28:00 AM

shame hope he returns to pen more poems

Jan Allison
Date: 8/27/2017 2:41:00 PM

It would be wonderful as we used to have such fun Stephen:-)hugs jan xx

Agnes Krampe

Date: 8/25/2017 5:54:00 PM

Coming back with congrats.

Jan Allison
Date: 8/25/2017 5:56:00 PM

Thanks Agnes:-) hugs jan xx

Vijay Pandit

Date: 8/24/2017 6:10:00 PM

Congrats, Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/25/2017 2:18:00 AM

Thanks Vijay:-) hugs jan xx

Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 8/24/2017 5:56:00 PM

Very touching and beautiful, Jan - love it! Congrats, my friend! :-)

Jan Allison
Date: 8/25/2017 2:18:00 AM

Thanks Greg:-) hugs Jan xx

Cecelia Hopkins-Drewer

Date: 8/24/2017 5:46:00 PM

It is sad to lose a friend.

Jan Allison
Date: 8/25/2017 2:19:00 AM

He brought a lot of fun to the site and was a lovely friend to many here on soup:-) hugs jan xx

Heidi Sands

Date: 8/24/2017 5:41:00 PM

Congratulations Jan :)

Jan Allison
Date: 8/25/2017 2:19:00 AM

Thanks Heidi:-) hugs Jan xx

Tatianna Leachet

Date: 8/24/2017 12:27:00 PM

This was beautiful :)

Jan Allison
Date: 8/24/2017 12:30:00 PM

Thanks Tatianna we used to have such fun - who knows one day we may write again and finish the poems we started:-0 hugs Jan xx

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 8/24/2017 10:57:00 AM

Jan there's Cas, Tim, Andrea and you. Your happiness is paramount to me. I miss the old soup. So many poets on here that gave me joy. If only we could have ignored the bad news bears and just enjoyed the special relations a large group of us had. I do miss you my beautiful friend...A TON! Love always armand.

Jan Allison
Date: 8/24/2017 11:06:00 AM

I wish we could turn back time Armand and go back to the fun we used to have. Things change and not always for the better The environment then was much more a safe haven for many of us than it is now and its sad to see so many no longer on soup:-( hugs jan xx

Vladislav Raven

Date: 8/24/2017 9:28:00 AM

Hi Jan, i know how much you did enjoy doing your collaborations with Darren. I enjoyed the poems that i did read. An excellent poem for the contest. I wish you all the best in the contest. A wonderful write for your writing partner Jan. Has to be a fave. Hugs....Mike. XX

Jan Allison
Date: 8/24/2017 10:22:00 AM

Thanks Mike writing with Darren was very special and I will never mind anyone else who is on the same wavelength as we were. I know you collaborate often and when you find that special person it really is golden:-) hugs jan xx

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 8/24/2017 9:04:00 AM

I know how much you cherished your partnership and friendship. Great job my dear lovely Jan! A Fav.

Jan Allison
Date: 8/24/2017 10:23:00 AM

Oh Armand do you remember the fun we used to have when we first started ... I miss those happy days:-( hugs jan xx

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 8/24/2017 8:10:00 AM

Hugs Jan, tenderness xomo

Jan Allison
Date: 8/24/2017 10:24:00 AM

Thanks Mo we had such fun when we wrote together:-) hugs jan xx

Michael Bell

Date: 8/24/2017 3:10:00 AM

Beautiful memories expressed about a friend and poetic too - well done Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 8/24/2017 3:18:00 AM

Thanks Michael - he always used to say he was proud of me with the way i had taken to writing (I was a total novice when I joined soup in fact I hated poetry at school and it wasn't until my hubby had cancer surgery in 2013 that started to write) I am sure he would smile if he saw me write a Sedoka about him, its only the second time I've written this form:-) hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe

Date: 8/23/2017 8:21:00 PM

What a beautiful tribute to your friend, Jan. Writing together brings people very close. I am sorry you no longer have him in your life.

Jan Allison
Date: 8/24/2017 2:23:00 AM

We shared a silly sense of humour andhad such fun writing Agnes :-) His poetry is still on his pages as is our Jadazzle account and I recently saw his name on someone's favourite poets list and the person who favourited him is a relatively new member:-) hugs jan xx

Harry Horsman

Date: 8/23/2017 3:05:00 PM

wonderful heart you have Jan, wonderful poetry also...

Jan Allison
Date: 8/23/2017 3:58:00 PM

Thanks Harry, I used to have such fun writing with Darren we were amazing friends which lead some people to think there was more to Jadazzle that just poetry which really made us giggle and so it spurred us on to write even more lol:-) hugs jan xx

Vijay Pandit

Date: 8/23/2017 2:33:00 PM

Full of emotions--lovely story--well done, Jan--good luck for the contest!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/23/2017 3:58:00 PM

Thanks Vijay:-) hugs jan xx

Mike Gentile

Date: 8/23/2017 1:11:00 PM

Jan, friends are just so important to our lives. This is a lovely tribute>

Jan Allison
Date: 8/23/2017 4:00:00 PM

Darren influenced my life in so many ways especially supporting me with issues in my life away from poetry:-) hugs jan xx

Nette Onclaud

Date: 8/23/2017 1:08:00 PM

jan, a tender offering for darren... i was witness to this inimitable poetic team-up!...i hope he reads this.. huggs

Jan Allison
Date: 8/23/2017 4:00:00 PM

Oh we used to giggle Nette I know he used to bring a lot of fun to soup:-) hugs jan xx

Tim Smith

Date: 8/23/2017 9:04:00 AM

I wonder if he ever thinks of poetry anymore Jan. He is a talented writer and I loved Jadazzle

Jan Allison
Date: 8/23/2017 9:09:00 AM

I don't know Tim, his last poem posted on his page was a real change in direction to his usual style I just hope he is ok and i have wonderful memories of the fun we used to have when we wrote our poems:-) I was looking through another poet's favourite poets list and saw his name on the list which made me smile as she joined in 2016 and he's not been active since 2015 so its great his poems are still being appreciated as you say he was a great poet and I learned so much writing with him... he would often say how proud he was of me which spurred me on with my writing:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 8/23/2017 8:46:00 AM

This is very nice in tribute to your friend, Jan,,, Friends that can be there for you forever... but sad with internet you never know what happens on the other end to a person that you really have never seen .... Hugs ~*

Jan Allison
Date: 8/23/2017 8:53:00 AM

Oh so true Eve we had such an amazing friendship I do hope that he is ok. :-) hugs jan xx

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/23/2017 8:17:00 AM

So sad when people leave. Very sad.

Jan Allison
Date: 8/23/2017 8:19:00 AM

Yes it is sad when they just disappear Kim but with some detective work I managed to trace one of his relations:-) hugs Jan xx

Charlie Smith

Date: 8/23/2017 8:14:00 AM

Hold on to those special memories Jan...

Jan Allison
Date: 8/23/2017 8:16:00 AM

Our poems will always be there Charlie it was a wonderful time for me as a new poet and Darren took me under his wing and I flourished so much in so many aspects of my life and i loved him as a very special friend:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 8/23/2017 8:03:00 AM

- It makes me sad to think about, Jan ... I understand very well that you miss him - Lovely poem - GL in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 8/23/2017 8:06:00 AM

We started an epic poem about the isle of Man TT races and there is another one about Cinderella and the ugly sisters. they will never get finished:-( hugs jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 8/23/2017 8:04:00 AM

It makes me sad but when i read out poems and poems on his page it makes me smile as we had such fun together:-0 hugs jan xx

Russell Sivey

Date: 8/23/2017 7:55:00 AM

Wow, you got all the syllables correct within this elaborate write, I really loved reading this creative and enlightening poem this morning! You have impressed upon me a terrific piece, with such a powerful message of the loss of a friendship and the missing of the conception of poetry! What a beautiful piece, Great Work!!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/23/2017 8:04:00 AM

We became such close friends Russell and the e mails would fly between us and at one time we had 16 different emails on different subjects to respond to in one day it was crazy lol - The first stanza in our initial collaboration had changes but after only about 6 words were altered in about 30 poems. We were on the same wavelength and collaborating with him was a joy and I will never find anyone to replace him as a collaborative partner:-) hugs jan xx