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A FISHY TALE

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8 by 5 Poetry Contest. Sponsored by Jospeh May 02/17/25

FICTIONAL POEM FOR CONTEST

I’m resting in bed with an aching head. Ma’s fussing and said “I’ve cooked a huge fish it’s truly delish” I try to feign sleep, pretend to count sheep but I want to weep! I’m craving beef steak, rich cheese pasta bake or a slice of cake! Ma made me pike pie And I cannot lie I started to cry. My pike pie I squish I loathe this fish dish!

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Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 2/23/2025 9:54:00 PM

A Fisy Tale is an excellent talle which came with an excellent win. If you ever visit. I'll be sure to skip serving fishy dishes!! Very entertaining write my friend. Blessings and hugs. Jennifer.

Frances Schiavina

Date: 2/22/2025 7:57:00 AM

Congratulations on dream delicious top winning poem.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 2/21/2025 10:14:00 AM

Not pike pie…lol! squish..squish..Hugs, my friend!

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 2/19/2025 10:58:00 AM

Very witty in your own unique style, Jan, I wouldn't miss that fish! Congrats!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/21/2025 8:18:00 AM

I'm so glad it's fictional Michelle! hugs jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 2/19/2025 6:01:00 AM

Dreams of a beef steak shattered by pike pie, Very nicely done Jan, Congrats on your win

Jan Allison
Date: 2/21/2025 8:18:00 AM

Thanks so much Joseph i am so thrilled to have placed so well, it was quite a challenge to get it to flow and rhyme but I did it in the end!:-) hugs jan xx

Di11y Da11y

Date: 2/19/2025 5:55:00 AM

Congratulations on your top win Jan, well deserved :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/21/2025 8:17:00 AM

Thanks so much Di11y Da11y:-) hugs jan xx

Terry Miller

Date: 2/19/2025 12:51:00 AM

Back with congratulations.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/21/2025 8:17:00 AM

Thanks so much Terry:-) hugs jan xx

David Crandall

Date: 2/18/2025 8:12:00 PM

Cute one Jan - congratulations! In my school, nobody liked it on the day when they served fish.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/21/2025 8:17:00 AM

Thanks so much David, I do enjoy fish pie topped with cauliflower and cheese sauce or some salmon or the occasional portion of fish and chips lol -) hugs jan xx

Janice Canerdy

Date: 2/18/2025 6:59:00 AM

Very entertaining and funny, Jan. Enjoyed! Janice

Jan Allison
Date: 2/21/2025 8:15:00 AM

Thanks so much Janice:-) hugs jan xx

Terry Miller

Date: 2/18/2025 3:06:00 AM

This is so much fun and so well written! GL in the contest.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/21/2025 8:15:00 AM

Glad you found it amusing Terry, i do try and make folk smile if I can:-) hugs Jan xx

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 2/17/2025 6:51:00 PM

This made me laugh. Fish is so good for health it doesn't matter what it tastes like. I like this rhyme. Good luck with the contest.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/21/2025 8:15:00 AM

Thanks Hilda - i think i would draw the line at pike pie thought lol:-) hugs jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 2/17/2025 4:03:00 PM

what fun, jan! i can tell how much you enjoyed writing this and i sure got a kick out of reading it...

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2025 4:08:00 PM

thanks my friend, i wish I had your muse she never seems to leave you! hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 2/17/2025 12:09:00 PM

- Not exactly what you want when you're sick ... great written, Jan :) - hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2025 4:07:00 PM

yeah id go for the steak or cake lol:-) hugs Jan xx

James Marshall Goff

Date: 2/17/2025 11:46:00 AM

Fun Jan! Dad made "pickled pike" after a fishin' trip to Northern Minnesota one year, ohhh us kids grimaced! it was kinda pinkish , bony & tasted like ...no words! We all told him how yummy it was and make it again soon, he never did! Thanks for memories!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2025 4:07:00 PM

lol thanks for your fishy tale James - thankfully its pure fiction for me:-) hugs jan xx

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 2/17/2025 11:18:00 AM

That sounds like a yummy dish.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2025 2:26:00 PM

you would be welcome to cook it Jerry but i wont come round for supper to try it lol:-) hugs jan xx

Lin Lane

Date: 2/17/2025 10:41:00 AM

Pike pie, yuck. That would make me cry, too. Any of the others might make me get out of bed.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2025 2:26:00 PM

It was fun to write Lin - no idea if anyone uses pike in a pie - would make me turn green at the gills lol@=_ hugs jan xx

David Kavanagh

Date: 2/17/2025 10:21:00 AM

I definitely don’t want anything fishy Jan if in bed sick, be it self inflicted or otherwise, lol! I’m glad it’s only fiction, pike pie no thanks, I’ll go with the beef steak, but just give me a couple more hours in bed, great one for contest, cheers David

Jan Allison
Date: 2/17/2025 2:25:00 PM

yes pure fiction, it was fun writing, thanks for the comment david:-) hugs jan xx