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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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Limerick contest judged

Blog Posted:1/29/2016 6:06:00 PM

Many thanks to all who took part in the contest I had many first place and some wonderful fun entries

2nd place was awarded to those who hadn't kept the syllable count consistent or the rhyme wasn't quite right and HM given to those who did a string of limericks but still deserved to have their poems read

Apologies to Joseph May - a technical glitch meant that his fabulous poem was missed off the original winners list - it has now been amended - many congrats Joseph

Hugs Jan xx

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Michael
Tor

Date: 1/31/2016 11:23:00 AM

Jan thank you for sponsoring. Enjoyed participating.xx

Jan Allison
Date: 1/31/2016 11:57:00 AM

Thanks for taking part Michael - I just want people to have fun - I will be running my last limerick contest in the next few days:-) hugs jan xx

James
Fraser

Date: 1/31/2016 5:46:00 AM

Thanks for the contest Jan, it sure was fun. It gave me chance to use a comment I heard and turn it into a Limerick, with a different theme to the conversation I was told about. Happy Sunday to you, James xx

Jan Allison
Date: 1/31/2016 6:34:00 AM

Thanks for entering the contest:-) hugs jan xx

Lu
Loo

Date: 1/30/2016 3:20:00 PM

Thank you Jan! And I feel like an idiot. I checked in on howmanysyllables.com, but I must have got confused lol. But thank you for even placing me at all!! *smiles* -luloo

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 3:54:00 PM

Oh Luloo I am sorry .. The first line was 9 syllables the other ones 10 - I will be running my final limerick contest so you have a heads up now:-) hugs Jan xx

Nette
Onclaud

Date: 1/30/2016 1:41:00 PM

this was fun, jan!... being part of this contest gladdens me.. thanks and best cheers to all!..huggs

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 3:50:00 PM

Thanks Nette:-) I will run another one but will be a little stricter with the rules but i simply want people to have fun:-) hugs jan xx

Carol
Eastman

Date: 1/30/2016 9:34:00 AM

Congrats to all the winners. They will be fun to read. Thanks Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 9:52:00 AM

Thanks for entering Carol :-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph
May

Date: 1/30/2016 7:41:00 AM

I am pleasantly surprised as well...Thanks Jan...Congrats to all winners!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/30/2016 9:29:00 AM

Awesome, Joseph!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 7:46:00 AM

Thanks for contacting me Joseph I'm so sorry about the glitch but you now have your place on the winners list:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul
Callus

Date: 1/30/2016 6:01:00 AM

Thank you Jan for a pleasant surprise this morning:) Congrats to all the winners! hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 6:01:00 AM

I had fun reading the winning poems Paul:-) Hugs jan xx

Eve
Roper

Date: 1/29/2016 11:19:00 PM

Thank you so very much, Jan!!! :) Congratulations to all the winners!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 6:03:00 AM

Thanks for taking part Eve:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 1/29/2016 9:08:00 PM

Thanks, Jan.! I was wondering when the heck you were going to judge this one. hahaha!! What will you do next?

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 6:08:00 AM

oops the comment to Nayda jumped here ... I had to double check the syllables for quite a few of the entries and also rhyme. I read on a blog how often limericks were plagerised so I had to double check that too... these things can't be rushed lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 6:01:00 AM

Thanks for taking part Nayda:-) hugs Jan xx

Nayda Ivette
Negron Flores

Date: 1/29/2016 8:25:00 PM

Thank you for my placement on the contest. Congratulations to all the winners.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 6:03:00 AM

thanks for taking part Nayda:-) hugs Jan xx

Constance
La France

Date: 1/29/2016 7:45:00 PM

Jan, thanks for a great contest and my great placement, that was fun, I seldom write funny poems so that was a nice change for me and congratulations to all your winners ~

Jan Allison
Date: 1/30/2016 6:00:00 AM

Thanks for taking part Broken Wings:-) hugs Jan xx

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My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
4/23/2024	Paper chase Ephemera	Free verse	love,
4/21/2024	Zephyr	Rhyme	joy,nature,wind,
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,
8/22/2023	Toilet	Personification	humorous,
8/21/2023	They Think It's All Over - It Is Now	Limerick	conflict,football,
8/20/2023	Pause For Claws	Rhyme	children,friendship,fun,
8/19/2023	Fruit and Nuts	Limerick	fruit,health,humorous,
8/18/2023	Bravo	Limerick	body,humorous,
8/17/2023	Winter Tableau	Verse	bird,food,winter,
8/16/2023	Xanthic	Rhyme	color,nature,
8/15/2023	An Old Shovel	Personification	humorous,work,
8/14/2023	Whisperings	Acrostic	angst,betrayal,
8/13/2023	Spring	Ninette	flower,garden,spring,
8/10/2023	Violinist	Rhyme	music,tribute,

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
The Allison Ellison Bond	Narrative	friendship,love,
The Naked Ramblers Society	Verse	funny,
Smile	Rhyme	giving,happy,inspiration,
Forever Romance	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Few Steps Behind	I do not know?	sad,
Sometimes We Just Have To Get Naked	Rhyme	life,
I'Ll Always Remember	Rhyme	lost love,
Willy the Wasp For Jan Allison	Couplet	childhood,education,insec
Drenched In One Another	Free verse	romance,romantic,
A Tribute To Jan Allison	Free verse	friendship,
My Way	Verse	funny,
I'M Not Nosey But	Free verse	class,crazy,england,eve,
Please Do Not Weep	I do not know?	absence,bereavement,
Remembrances ---Tanka	Tanka	emotions,remember,
The Touch of a Stranger	Lyric	friend,friendship,uplifti
Cas Tim Jan and Me	Rhyme	humor,humorous,
Your Crotch and You	Narrative	humor,
Kind of Thought	Couplet	appreciation,humorous,
My Fifty Years In a Nut Shell	Rhyme	family,life,nostalgia,
Fake Or Real	Rhyme	self,vanity,
Around the Corner	Free verse	introspection,mother,
Jan Allison	Free verse	friend,friendship,poems,p
I'M Coming Home	Rhyme	emotions,military,
Oh Goddess Moon	Verse	moon,
The Rush	Haiku	first love,
Gifts From the Tide	Free verse	nature,ocean,sea,
Country Song	Rhyme	romance,
Friendships	Rhyme	friend,friendship,love,
Mens Secrets	Rhyme	abuse,
Cupid's Arrows	Free verse	love,romance,
To Jan Allison About Our True Real Self	Couplet	inspirational,sad,
Did You Have a Peaceful Night	Verse	care,love,
The Devil Is In This Tale	Free verse	heart,heaven,i love you,
Organic Ecstasy	Free verse	nature,planet,
Your Smile Sends Me	Ekphrasis	art,
John Lennon	Narrative	music,
Fairy Tales, Angels and Cuddles	Rhyme	child,father daughter,chi
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,
A Winter Day	Rhyme	christmas,
Daydream	Alliteration	beautiful,dream,flower,
The True Meaning of Life	Narrative	life,
Lost In a World of Poetry	Sonnet	how i feel,poetry,
If I Could	Free verse	giving,
It's Only Time	Couplet	age,devotion,emotions,tee
Friendship	Rhyme	friendship,love,
When I Am Gone	Epigram	inspirational,mystery,
Maybe the Last Letter To My Beloved	Free verse	conflict,love,
Poets Who Write Love Poems	Free verse	poetry,
Moment In Time	Free verse	love,
Expenditures	Rhyme	age,
Adults Only a Sexy Write Just To Make Jan Laugh	Narrative	funny,humor,humorous,sexy
A Jan Allison Inspired Poem	Narrative	happiness,life,
Rainbow In My World Today	Rhyme	color,love,rainbow,
If You Can	Free verse	nature,planet,
Lost	Dizain	death,heaven,loss,relatio
This Year	Quintain (English)	art,
I Swear I Want To Die	Free verse	i love you,
The Butterfly and Me	Rhyme	animal,butterfly,earth,in
I'M Vinyl Baby	Free verse	music,
Ninja Girl	Limerick	fun,humor,
The Lady Is a Tramp	Free verse	cool,
I Dreamt of You Last Night	Quatrain	dream,love,
Jan Allison's - Fun Pyramid Cruise	Free verse	adventure,boat,celebratio
Tree Rape	Free verse	autumn,change,nature,
Love Is a Fragile Thing - For Jan Allison	Rhyme	love,soulmate,
What I Have Is the Best Gift	Dramatic Monologue	character,christian,feeli
Sister Jan	Limerick	humorous,
Sunshine Smile	Free verse	joy,smile,
Yesterday and Today	Rhyme	emotions,introspection,
Call Me, Call Me	Light Verse	longing,love,wine,wisdom,
The Scent of Your Soul	Free verse	absence,feelings,
A Getaway To Ancient Venice	Prose	love,passion,
Bingo	Verse	funny,mum,
Jan Allison	I do not know?	poems,
Jan Allison	Limerick	appreciation,friend,poete
For One Pass of Your Breath	Free verse	lost love,love,love hurts
Rainbow Colours	Couplet	death,love,
Gone Forever	Rhyme	autumn,nature,sky,summer,
Wind From the Sea	I do not know?	conflict,depression,forgi
Breast Cancer Awareness-By Casarah Nance	Acrostic	cancer,
Fair Weather Friends - Collaboration With Jan Allison	Rhyme	betrayal,emotions,friends
Where Can I Find You	Free verse	introspection,
The Things As Yet To Be	Narrative	love,
Passion	Free verse	passion,
Reflections On a Virginia Summer Night	Prose Poetry	dream,emotions,sleep,summ
Poor Peter Pumpkin	Couplet	fantasy,funny,holiday,
Mistress of Mirth	Limerick	tribute,
He Gives You Roses	Quatrain	rose,words,
Raising the Blinds	Diminished Hexaverse	emotions,nature,
I Laugh Av	I do not know?	absence,abuse,addiction,a
No Barriers	Rhyme	beautiful,kiss,love,passi
Stop the Abuse	Free verse	abuse,
In Need of a Banquet	Iambic Pentameter	recovery from,relationshi
Are You Alone	Couplet	loneliness,
Alzhimer's Disease	Rhyme	angst,confusion,emotions,
Eulogy	Couplet	blessing,
Where I'M From	Free verse	beauty,cancer,childhood,c
I Think of You - At the Edge - 3	Dramatic Monologue	introspection,love,nature
Hidden Beauty	Quatrain	mother,tribute,
Caring For My Mother - a Letter To a Loving Friend	Dramatic Monologue	introspection,