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I know your spirit is finally free when I scattered your ashes yesterday Cancer has taken you away from me solitude is now the price I must pay When I scattered your ashes yesterday I said adieu to the love of my life Solitude is now the price I must pay I’m now a widow, no longer a wife I said adieu to the love of my life I look to heaven and I question why I’m left a widow, no longer a wife as seagulls circle in bright azure sky I look to heaven and I question why cancer has taken you away from me As seagulls circle in bright azure sky I know your spirit is finally free New Poems Only Contest Sponsored by Emile Pinet 16 lines, 10 syllables per line FICTION POEM WRITTEN FOR CONTEST 4/12/18

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BE Bailey

Date: 5/10/2018 8:17:00 AM

Congrats Jan. How beautifully written and a well deserved win and best poem spot. Miss you guys here on PoetrySoup, but the little one is keeping me busy :) Will be back as soon as I can. Promise. Big Hugs and congrats again. Love B

Jan Allison
Date: 5/10/2018 10:07:00 AM

Oh B it is so wonderful to see you back and just enjoy time with your little one, they grow so quickly! So so happy for you my friend:-) hugs Jan xx

Chantelle Smith

Date: 5/9/2018 1:53:00 AM

Having lost so many to cancer, your poem speaks to my heart. Well done on your win Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/9/2018 2:42:00 AM

Thanks Chantelle, it was my hubbies cancer surgery in 2013 that got me writing my first poem since my schooldays. Thankfully he is now well but sadly so many of our friends and family have lost their lives to this cruel disease:-( hugs Jan xx

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/7/2018 10:17:00 AM

This is a sweet poem that reminds the reader, what is truly important. Congrats on the win, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/7/2018 10:35:00 AM

Thanks Caren:-) hugs jan xx

Vijay Pandit

Date: 5/6/2018 1:35:00 PM

Congrats Jan for this #1 spot on best poems list..well earned for sure!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/6/2018 2:21:00 PM

Thanks Vijay:-) hugs jan xx

Mike Gentile

Date: 5/6/2018 7:43:00 AM

Congratulations on your number 1 position for this powerful poem. I do agree, when one has deep emotions, they are expressed at both ends of the spectrum, the saddest of sad and the funniest of funny, Happy Sunday xxoo

Jan Allison
Date: 5/6/2018 10:47:00 AM

Cheers Mike, I much prefer writing humour but am delighted with the impact this pantoum has had and being at #1 best new poem means a lot to me:-) hugs jan xx

Jannie Breedt

Date: 5/6/2018 12:29:00 AM

At em Tiger! So proud of you at top spot. Youre a juggler between humor and being serious. Smart girl. Cannabis oil cures cancer , but you know that. You speak for so many.. I love you Jan. Such a stalwart supporter to me also.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/6/2018 4:24:00 AM

Aww Jannie that is such a sweet comment I try to 'give back' to soup by being as active as I can with reading and commenting but my broken finger has curbed my activity lately lol. I do surprise folk and even myself at switching between humour and serious. They now sell cannabis oil on our Island - i hope I am never in the position I have to try it!:-) hugs jan xx

Barbara Barry-Nishanian

Date: 5/3/2018 9:25:00 AM

WOW! Glad you said this was fiction, sad... a reality for hundreds every day. Deserved first place very well done.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:47:00 AM

I'm so lucky Barbara, my husband's cancer surgery was the catalyst for kick starting me to write my first poem back in November 2013. the poem is fictional as he is doing very well but I know sadly many can relate to my words:-( hugs jan xx

Frederic Parker

Date: 5/3/2018 9:19:00 AM

congratulations on being number 1 with this pull at your heartstrings powerful poetry... well-done dear poet

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:46:00 AM

Thanks Frederic I do love writing the pantoum form:-) hugs jan xx

Sandra Haight

Date: 5/3/2018 9:01:00 AM

Back again, Jan, to congratulate you on a well-deserved win in this contest and for placing number one on the top 100 poems! Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:45:00 AM

Thanks so much Sandra:-) hugs Jan xx

Fauxcroft Wade

Date: 5/3/2018 7:06:00 AM

Stunning is the only word I have for this.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:44:00 AM

Thanks so much for the lovely comment Fauxcroft wade:-) hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 5/1/2018 11:27:00 AM

I am so happy to see this wonderful poem on the top of the best new poems list Jan. Congratulations! : )

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:41:00 AM

Thanks Connie:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 5/1/2018 11:19:00 AM

Double congratulations, Jan!! One for the win; the other for reaching top place in the Best New poems list. Yours is a striking, emotive very well written Pantoum. Well done! Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:41:00 AM

Thanks Paul, I adore the pantoum form and this poem was written in about 15 minutes which is a great contrast to my first attempt which took over an hour:-) I am delighted the poem has done so well:-) hugs jan xx

Susan Ashley

Date: 4/30/2018 7:33:00 PM

Jan, I'm returning with congratulations on your fantastic win with your beautifully sad poem.. Warmest wishes..

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:40:00 AM

Thanks Susan:-) hugs Jan xx

Line Gauthier

Date: 4/30/2018 4:21:00 PM

Lovely, Jan. Very touching. Congrats on your most deserving win.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:39:00 AM

Thanks Line:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 4/30/2018 4:16:00 PM

From the depth of depression You've climbed to great height But we're not surprised We knew that you might! Congratulations! Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:39:00 AM

Pure fiction for me, but it was my hubbies cancer surgery that started me writing my first poem since childhood:-) hugs jan xx

Sandra Haight

Date: 4/30/2018 4:08:00 PM

Jan, congratulations on another fine win for this beautiful, but so sad, poem! Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:38:00 AM

Thanks Sandra I'm delighted with the reaction I've had to this poem:-) hugs Jan xx

Robert Lindley

Date: 4/30/2018 3:28:00 PM

Congratulations on your creation placing as first on the one hundred best new poems list my friend!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:36:00 AM

Thanks Robert I'm delighted:-) hugs Jan xx

Susan Gentry

Date: 4/30/2018 6:23:00 AM

Congratulations on your placement win! Another sad poem of loss written expertly. :)

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:35:00 AM

Thanks Susan:-) hugs Jan xx

John Gondolf

Date: 4/30/2018 6:22:00 AM

A sweet sad poem but a masterfully written pantoum. Congrats on your win, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:35:00 AM

Thanks John:-) hugs Jan xx

Lu Loo

Date: 4/30/2018 5:55:00 AM

so sadly beautiful sweet Jan, you always know what I love! Beautifully expressed...thank you and congratulations on your placement :)-luloo

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:35:00 AM

Thanks LuLoo, I am getting more confident at writing sad poems but i still prefer humour:-) hugs jan xx

Tracy Storrier

Date: 4/29/2018 8:17:00 AM

beautiful, thank you x

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:33:00 AM

Thanks Tracy:-) hugs Jan xx

Pailey Gordon

Date: 4/28/2018 1:01:00 PM

Congrats on placing in Best New Poems!! Wonderful write Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:33:00 AM

Thanks Pailey:-) hugs Jan xx

Robert Lindley

Date: 4/28/2018 8:04:00 AM

MAGNIFICENT POETRY MY FRIEND. Even in depths of sorrow, its beauty shines as a flaming star!!!! A fav....

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:32:00 AM

Thanks Robert, I hope this poem proves there is more to me than a humourist:-) hugs Jan xx

Robertina B.

Date: 4/27/2018 3:05:00 PM

Hello Jan - Your creativity really touches the heart.. As it touched mine.. So sad but yet bittersweet.. Congratulations' Jan!! All the best to you!!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:32:00 AM

Thanks Robertina:-) hugs Jan xx

Faraz Ajmal

Date: 4/25/2018 7:49:00 AM

This is a really emotional and heatfelt write, a really beautiful one, cancer is one of the worse diseases, may God save everyone from it, my both grandparents, a 9 year old cousin and many other relatives die of cancer, not only it gives you a painful death, but it even destroys your remaining life, after Chemo, you can t walk, do daily task, everything feels salty, your hairs are fallen, and you are victim of many diseases. Good luck and congrats on your poem being number 1 on best new poems

Jan Allison
Date: 5/3/2018 9:31:00 AM

Oh so sorry for your losses Faraz, I hope they can find a cure one day and also a way of prevent it from happening:-) hugs jan xx