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Thought I better get round to writing a bit about myself.

I'm married and live on the Isle of Man

My poetry journey began in November 2013 after my husband was diagnosed with cancer. The first poem I wrote was called was Splendid Isolation. This was written after we returned to the Isle of Man after his surgery in England. I felt so alone and vulnerable in the accommodation - all I really needed was someone to talk to face to face and maybe have a hug! I posted a few poems on a friends facebook page - mainly humerous poems . An on-line friend Jenny Brewer saw my poems and kept telling me to join here. It took about 3 weeks of her asking me if i had joined to pluck up the courage to finally post and 'Just Desserts' was the first poem I posted here - it is based on a true experience! Since then my life has been a whirl. In Jared Pickett's collaboration I teamed up with Darren Watson and we wrote together collaboratively as JaDazzle United.

I adore penguins - the animals not the biscuits!
Loveeeee tall men with greying hair
I love baking/cooking
I like to potter in the garden - need more time to commit to it but have an aged mother who needs me more than my garden does
Adore most types of music - will give anything a listen
Best ever gig - Knebworth 1986 when 'Queen' headlined

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DARREN WATSON - BRILLIANT NEWS

Blog Posted:8/5/2015 8:11:00 AM

AMAZING NEWS - AFTER 9 MONTHS SILENCE I HAVE JUST HAD AN E MAIL FROM DARREN HE IS ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY AND SENDS HIS REGARDS TO ALL AT SOUP - DARREN AND I USED TO WRITE TOGETHER AS JADAZZLE UNITED - OUR WRITING WAS PUT ON HOLD WHEN HE BECAME ILL. I HOPE WE WILL GET BACK TO COLLABORATING SOON

HUGS JAN XX

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James
Fraser

Date: 8/6/2015 1:46:00 PM

Hiya Jan, so so happy that Darren has been in touch. Girl, you sure deserved some good news, and no better person to come from, and that's Darren. I'm smiling wide for you, hugs//James xx

Jan Allison
Date: 8/6/2015 1:51:00 PM

Thanks James - the best news in the world - it proves dreams can come true and I guess you are following yours:-) hugs Jan xx

Olive Eloisa
Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 8/6/2015 7:20:00 AM

Sweet Jan, so glad with the news.. yeyeyeyey!!!! im looking for your collab soo sooon!~Olive Eloisa.. =')

Jan Allison
Date: 8/6/2015 8:39:00 AM

Early days yet Olive but it is THE best thing to happen to me all year - Darren's recovery is the most important thing .. but if we could collaborate again it will be a dream come true:-) hugs jan xx

Arthur
Vaso

Date: 8/5/2015 9:58:00 PM

Great news Jan, been an all around great day!! hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 8/5/2015 11:42:00 PM

The BEST news of the year for me Arthur:-) hugs jan xx

Casarah
Nance

Date: 8/5/2015 3:45:00 PM

YAy! I am so glad you heard from him!! :) that is awesome! :) I'm listening to your radio show now too, and it is cool, so glad to put a voice to your writing!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/5/2015 3:49:00 PM

It couldn't have come on a better day Cas! Hugs Jan xx

Alexis
Y.

Date: 8/5/2015 2:30:00 PM

Jan, I'm so happy you got in touch with your friend. You always spoke so fondly of him. Maybe in the near future I could do the same:-) Alexs

Jan Allison
Date: 8/5/2015 2:35:00 PM

To hear from him today has simply made my year - the BEST news ever - I am so so happy:-) Hugs jan xx

Judy
Konos

Date: 8/5/2015 1:28:00 PM

I can feel your delight in hearing from a soup poet friend. I look forward to reading, in the future. new poetry by Darren and possibly even reading a "Tribute to Darren Watson" for the upcoming contest....Thank you for sharing....

Jan Allison
Date: 8/5/2015 1:33:00 PM

Thanks Judy - Darren is an incredibly special person and to hear from him today has been the best news this year:-) hugs jan xx I did write a poem for him some time back but have posted a poem about the person who introduced me to the site - I owe her so much! Hugs jan xx

Nette
Onclaud

Date: 8/5/2015 12:34:00 PM

thanks for the happy news, jan.. to darren, more prayers for your complete healing!... you are missed!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/5/2015 12:39:00 PM

LOL Nette I am sure he would find that comment amusing - we always said we would try for Bronte Baby number 3 one day ... watch this space lol :-) hugs jan xx

Nette Onclaud
Date: 8/5/2015 12:35:00 PM

9 months??... was it a girl or a boy, lol

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 8/5/2015 12:29:00 PM

YAYYYY, this is fantastic news, Jan. I know how super close you guys were and I too enjoyed his enthusiastic emails and seeing his fun poetry. Please let him know that I am praying for him and for his return to Soup. Best news ever!!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/5/2015 12:38:00 PM

Thanks Andrea I will let him know about the blog - I hope he comes back and adds his own comment:-) hugs jan xx

Kp
Nunez

Date: 8/5/2015 12:09:00 PM

Hi Jan! I'm happy for you! Knowing how much he and his friendship meant to you, I can just imagine your excitement! Amazing about the coincidence with the radio broadcast of your interview!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/5/2015 12:25:00 PM

KIm it was simply meant to be! Hugs jan xx

Charmaine
Chircop

Date: 8/5/2015 10:48:00 AM

Im so happy you heard from Darren, I know he was a good friend to you, and you did some wonderful collabs. together. I so remember He loved cooking to. Illnesses can come in our lives unexpectedly at times, but if its God will He will be back even if just to say hello. Im happy for you Jan. Are you broadcasting on a poetry show in Uk dear ? Would be lovely if I could hear you.. Anyways, that is such an amazing news, a toast sweet Jan.. To Jadazzle : )Cheer

Jan Allison
Date: 8/5/2015 10:55:00 AM

I had an interview on Monday and it was played on the radio today - to get Darren's mail 30 mins before it went on the air ... it was simply meant to be - I will do a blog and a link so you can hear me:-) hugs jan xx

Sneha
Rv

Date: 8/5/2015 10:12:00 AM

That's wonderful, dear Jan!! :D :D :D

Jan Allison
Date: 8/5/2015 10:53:00 AM

Best news of the year Sneha - it is over a year since we wrote together I am the happiest bunny in the world. I had my interview played on the radio today - will do a link so you can hear my voice:-) hugs jan xx

Tim
Smith

Date: 8/5/2015 9:30:00 AM

That is great news. I can't wait to see some Jadazzle poetry.

Jan Allison
Date: 8/5/2015 5:04:00 PM

You can listen today Tim have done another blog and a link on my 'poem'

Jan Allison
Date: 8/5/2015 9:34:00 AM

Early days yet Tim but after 9 months of no contact this is the best news of the year! Quite bizarre he mailed 30 mins before my radio broadcast went out - will be available to listen to from Friday:-) hugs jan xx

Eileen
Manassian

Date: 8/5/2015 9:11:00 AM

Hey you!!!!!!! I see the big font and all caps!!!! I know what this means to you, sweet. Jadazzle will dazzle again. :) There are people in our lives who are vital for our happiness. I'm glad for you sweetie. Give him my regards....Hugs hugs hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 8/5/2015 9:15:00 AM

Eileen you can only imagine my shock - I've had no contact from Darren since October and to get an e mail 30 mins before my radio broadcast about my poetry went out ... more than co-incidence:-) hugs jan xx

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Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
4/16/2024	Yellow	Couplet	beautiful,color,uplifting
4/8/2024	HIGH TEA	Limerick	animal,food,fun,
4/7/2024	SOCK IT TO ME	Personification	clothes,humorous,missing,
3/26/2024	CAGE RAGE	Limerick	bird,cat,irony,
3/21/2024	Sun	Personification	sun,
3/17/2024	Blue	List	color,
3/16/2024	Uplifting	Acrostic	body,humorous,
2/27/2024	THE QUEEN OF POOP FIGHTS BACK!	Limerick	anti bullying,how i feel,
2/19/2024	Spring time	Etheree	flower,spring,
2/13/2024	When Trust Has Been Broken	Rhyme	betrayal,
2/9/2024	Pour reeding and righting	Limerick	for her,friend,words,
1/27/2024	Beach Bummer - BAWDY WARNING	Limerick	betrayal,holiday,humorous
1/23/2024	Autumn	Haiku	sunset,
1/22/2024	Precipice	Acrostic	dark,death,mother son,
1/21/2024	Valentines Day Dilema	Rhyme	anxiety,flower,valentines
1/20/2024	Moonlight Shadows	Fibonacci	moon,ocean,
1/16/2024	Tea Time	Personification	drink,
1/15/2024	Bouquet Blunder	Limerick	flower,humorous,valentine
1/11/2024	Winter Magic	Rhyme	snow,winter,
1/4/2024	Oblivion	Acrostic	devotion,memory,mental he
12/30/2023	Total transformation in 2023	Sijo	books,me,poetry,
11/28/2023	La Luna's Lure	Alliteration	butterfly,moon,
11/25/2023	DIVORCE	Acrostic	break up,conflict,divorce
11/18/2023	Remember Remember	Rhyme	age,humorous,memory,
11/17/2023	Sex Drive or dead end street	Haiku	humorous,word play,
11/17/2023	Wild Birds Poetry Contest	Personification	bird,
11/14/2023	DREAMS CAN COME TRUE	Rhyme	dream,poetry,
11/13/2023	Mother	Acrostic	i miss you,mother daughte
11/12/2023	Mr Spud head gets mashed	Limerick	body,
11/11/2023	WE WILL REMEMEBER THEM	Haiku	remembrance day,war,
11/9/2023	Remember Remember the 5th of November	Ninette	firework,
11/6/2023	Thanksgiving Trauma for Turkeys	Limerick	death,food,thanksgiving d
11/5/2023	Letter	Rhyme	identity,
11/4/2023	Going To the Chapel of Love - Tb	Than-Bauk	kiss,love,
11/3/2023	Harvest	Monoku	fruit,life,
11/1/2023	The Twelve Days of Christmas On the Isle of Man	Lyric	christmas,fun,home,
10/31/2023	Building Friendship	Monorhyme	children,friendship,fun,
10/30/2023	Knock	Senryu	drink,friend,health,
10/30/2023	Autumn	Monoku	autumn,
10/28/2023	For Whom the Bell Tolls	Senryu	cancer,health,
10/25/2023	Words - Lipogram Poetry Contest	Limerick	humorous,poetry,words,
10/22/2023	Forever Autumn	Quintilla	autumn,
10/21/2023	Qop Strikes Again With Another Poop Poem - For Deb M	Limerick	humorous,student,
10/20/2023	The Sound of Silence	Dodoitsu	humorous,senses,
10/19/2023	Silence Is Golden	Limerick	humorous,peace,
10/17/2023	Calmer Chameleon	Personification	animal,fun,
10/16/2023	Oh My Gourd	Senryu	autumn,food,humorous,
10/15/2023	She Walks In Beauty	Cinquain	beach,loneliness,sea,
10/13/2023	Chocks Away - Poop Poem Warning	Limerick	body,humorous,
10/12/2023	Autumn	Quatern	autumn,
10/11/2023	Trick Or Treat	Rhyme	halloween,
10/10/2023	Bloodsucker - Revised	Alexandrine	dark,
10/9/2023	The Unsupervised Stop Sign	Free verse	death,drug,
10/9/2023	Come Into My Parlour - a Collaboration Between Arlo Parker and the Mean Girls	Rhyme	humorous,lust,
10/7/2023	Poetry and Me	Free verse	how i feel,integrity,poet
10/2/2023	If I Only Had a Brain	Monoku	health,
10/1/2023	Green	Rhyme	color,conflict,
9/30/2023	Jennifer Aniston	Clerihew	break up,tribute,
9/27/2023	Pooh Dunny It - a Bowel Shatt-Ering Senryu	Senryu	humorous,
9/26/2023	Arthur Vaso	Monoku	friendship,tribute,word p
9/25/2023	Golden Shovel	Verse	change,
9/23/2023	Frost	Acrostic	winter,
9/22/2023	You'Re In Trouble - Bawdy Warning	Limerick	drink,humorous,
9/21/2023	What Was I Thinking	Monoku	confusion,humorous,intern
9/20/2023	Vampire	Pleiades	dark,gothic,
9/19/2023	It Happened On a Misty Morning	Verse	proposal,romantic,
9/18/2023	The Smell of Fear - Collaboration	Limerick	humorous,space,
9/17/2023	Fear of Abduction By Alien Life	Rhyme	fantasy,fear,
9/16/2023	You Can'T Stop the Music	Senryu	music,
9/15/2023	Piano	Pleiades	inspirational,music,sense
9/14/2023	Lie Detector	Senryu	humorous,political,
9/13/2023	We Must Talk In Hushed Voices	Rhyme	first love,trust,
9/11/2023	Emu	Pleiades	bird,
9/10/2023	Sunset Sadness	Free verse	i miss you,sunset,
9/9/2023	Albatross	Pleiades	bird,music,
9/8/2023	Dark	Senryu	dark,mental illness,
9/7/2023	I'M Feeling Impish	Rhyme	anti bullying,poetry,
9/6/2023	Autumn Leaves Fall	Rhyme	autumn,tree,
9/4/2023	It's a Wonderful World	Verse	bird,flying,sunset,
9/3/2023	Raspberries	Pleiades	fruit,
9/2/2023	Vile Vache	Acrostic	animal,conflict,humorous,
9/1/2023	Catastrophy	Footle	cat,humorous,
8/31/2023	My Favorite Soup	Free verse	how i feel,poetry,
8/30/2023	Laughter	Rhyme	life,smile,
8/28/2023	Colorful	Monorhyme	color,
8/26/2023	Pillow Talk	Senryu	childhood,cute,
8/24/2023	Broken	Senryu	feelings,growing up,me,
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8/18/2023	Bravo	Limerick	body,humorous,
8/17/2023	Winter Tableau	Verse	bird,food,winter,
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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Few Steps Behind	I do not know?	sad,
The Naked Ramblers Society	Verse	funny,
The Allison Ellison Bond	Narrative	friendship,love,
I'Ll Always Remember	Rhyme	lost love,
Please Do Not Weep	I do not know?	absence,bereavement,
Sometimes We Just Have To Get Naked	Rhyme	life,
Remembrances ---Tanka	Tanka	emotions,remember,
Mens Secrets	Rhyme	abuse,
My Fifty Years In a Nut Shell	Rhyme	family,life,nostalgia,
Your Crotch and You	Narrative	humor,
My Way	Verse	funny,
Jan Allison	Free verse	friend,friendship,poems,p
I'M Coming Home	Rhyme	emotions,military,
The Touch of a Stranger	Lyric	friend,friendship,uplifti
My Honky Tonk Angel	Narrative	romantic,
Fairy Tales, Angels and Cuddles	Rhyme	child,father daughter,chi
Smile	Rhyme	giving,happy,inspiration,
Bingo	Verse	funny,mum,
Country Song	Rhyme	romance,
A Memory She Left Behind	Verse	memory,
The Things As Yet To Be	Narrative	love,
Forever Romance	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Willy the Wasp For Jan Allison	Couplet	childhood,education,insec
Did You Have a Peaceful Night	Verse	care,love,
The True Meaning of Life	Narrative	life,
Are You Alone	Couplet	loneliness,
Ever Deeper Grows Our Kiss	Free verse	kiss,
I'M Not Nosey But	Free verse	class,crazy,england,eve,
Low Cost Airline	Limerick	fun,
A Romantic Dream	Narrative	romantic,
Poets Who Write Love Poems	Free verse	poetry,
Cas Tim Jan and Me	Rhyme	humor,humorous,
Oh Goddess Moon	Verse	moon,
Farewell At the Falls	Quatrain	leaving,lost love,
Spring	Haiku	flower,nature,seasons,daf
Kind of Thought	Couplet	appreciation,humorous,
To Jan Allison About Our True Real Self	Couplet	inspirational,sad,
A Broken Heart Away	Free verse	love,
A Tribute To Jan Allison	Free verse	friendship,
The Story of You	Narrative	romance,
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,
It's Only Time	Couplet	age,devotion,emotions,tee
Drenched In One Another	Free verse	romance,romantic,
My Best Ever Love Poem	Verse	love,
I Dreamt of You Last Night	Quatrain	dream,love,
Fake Or Real	Rhyme	self,vanity,
Yesterday and Today	Rhyme	emotions,introspection,
Jan	Narrative	dedication,love,
Friendship	Rhyme	friendship,love,
In Need of a Banquet	Iambic Pentameter	recovery from,relationshi
Romance	Rhyme	romance,
Poor Man Rich Man	Free verse	heart,identity,
The Rush	Haiku	first love,
Around the Corner	Free verse	introspection,mother,
I Need To Feel	Free verse	angst,emotions,
Coverup	Rhyme	feelings,nature,
Dancing Once Again With Words	Verse	love,
Maybe the Last Letter To My Beloved	Free verse	conflict,love,
Pretty Poet	Free verse	angel,how i feel,mentor,p
Paradise In My Mind	Rhyme	dream,freedom,imagination
A Message From Emilly	Ballad	age,daughter,death of a f
Ever-Bright Eyes	Quatrain	deep,feelings,heart,how i
If You Can	Free verse	nature,planet,
Tree Rape	Free verse	autumn,change,nature,
Dirty Socks	Rhyme	family,
It's Love, Pure Love	Quatrain	love,
Every Time I Have You Close- Triolet Sonnet	Triolet	beautiful,love,
On a Gorgeous Day	Couplet	joy,
Gifts From the Tide	Free verse	nature,ocean,sea,
Embers	Rhyme	bereavement,feelings,marr
Always Can Be Awfully Cold	Couplet	travel,
Beauty Inside	Quatrain	beauty,
The Scent of Your Soul	Free verse	absence,feelings,
Mother's Highlights	Free verse	beautiful,beauty,love,mot
Limerick 3	Limerick	funny,
Show You the Way	Couplet	travel,
Faith, Hope and Love	Tanka	life,
- the Glory of Love -	Free verse	feelings,love,
Friendships	Rhyme	friend,friendship,love,
The Things I Got Used To	Lyric	love,
Breast Cancer Awareness-By Casarah Nance	Acrostic	cancer,
Cupid's Arrows	Free verse	love,romance,
Moment In Time	Free verse	love,
The Devil Is In This Tale	Free verse	heart,heaven,i love you,
Her Name Is Jan	Rhyme	marriage,memory,missing,m
I Will Hold You Once Again	Rhyme	heaven,love,
Poor Peter Pumpkin	Couplet	fantasy,funny,holiday,
Where Frozen Embers Still Burn	Rhyme	heart,
Organic Ecstasy	Free verse	nature,planet,
For One Pass of Your Breath	Free verse	lost love,love,love hurts
John Lennon	Narrative	music,
Who's a True Friend and Who's Not	Rhyme	betrayal,friendship,trust
How Poetry Began	Quatrain	nature,poetry,
Your Smile Sends Me	Ekphrasis	art,
A Winter Day	Rhyme	christmas,
Breast Cancer Awareness	Narrative	cancer,
Where Frozen Embers Still Burn : the Funny Version	Rhyme	romance,
Rainbow In My World Today	Rhyme	color,love,rainbow,
A Getaway To Ancient Venice	Prose	love,passion,
If I Could	Free verse	giving,