Jan Allison Poet Limerick

As I Was Walking In the Snow

When out walking it started to snow
I’d forgotten to take my chapeau
With nothing on my head
Got frozen, soon lay dead
Hypothermia killed me you know!

As I was out walking in the snow contest
Sponsored by Kevin shaw

Dark humour for the contest

2/16/18

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Gershon Wolf March 3, 2018 at 8:52 PM Ha, ha! A scream! --- and a first place trophy to boot. 'Ya da woman, Jan!' Go, girl! :) Gershon Jan Allison March 4, 2018 at 3:33 AM Cheers gershon I'm relieved to say I'm alive and kicking lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Dale Gregory Cozart March 3, 2018 at 11:11 AM Congrats on your great win, Jan! Jan Allison March 3, 2018 at 4:06 PM Cheers handsome:-) hugs Jan xx

Mike Gentile March 3, 2018 at 7:20 AM Congratulations Jan on your top win, well deserved xxoo Jan Allison March 3, 2018 at 4:06 PM Thanks mike:-) hugs Jan xx

Roy Pett March 3, 2018 at 3:26 AM Congratulations on your well deserved win Jan, brilliant. :))) Jan Allison March 3, 2018 at 4:05 PM Thanks so much roy:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham March 3, 2018 at 1:01 AM Big congratulations Jan, well deserved win. Tom. Long live the limerick Queen. Jan Allison March 3, 2018 at 4:04 PM Thanks tom:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y. March 2, 2018 at 8:57 PM Hi Jan, I'm just coming back to say congratulations on your top win. It was well deserved:-) Alexis Jan Allison March 3, 2018 at 4:03 PM Thanks so much Alexis:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper March 2, 2018 at 8:04 PM Back with congratulations !! Jan Allison March 3, 2018 at 4:01 PM Thanks so much eve :-) hugs Jan xx

Mick Talbot March 2, 2018 at 7:34 PM back to wish you congratulations... your limerick full of sensations... mainly cold, brr freezing... your still alive wheezing... again congrats and jubilations... hugs Mick Jan Allison March 3, 2018 at 4:01 PM Been ill last 2 days am just about live and kicking and active on soup again:-( hugs Jan xx

Line Gauthier March 2, 2018 at 7:08 PM Back for warm congrats on your win, Jan. Well done. Jan Allison March 3, 2018 at 4:00 PM Thanksline:-) hugs Jan xx

Roy Pett February 22, 2018 at 5:42 PM Brilliant limerick Jan, I enjoy your humour light or dark, G L in contest. :)) Jan Allison March 3, 2018 at 3:59 PM Thanks roy:-) hugs Jan xx

CayCay Godwin February 21, 2018 at 10:07 PM So cute! This is your forte and I know your limerick will do well. Hugs ... CayCay Jan Allison February 22, 2018 at 7:01 AM I've failed to place in 2 limerick contests so who knows caycay i just write and hope the sponsor likes it:-) hugs Jan xx

Pat Adams February 21, 2018 at 4:46 PM This is really good Jan. Shows not only your great sense of humor but your willingness to ride the fence!! Well done!!!..........80) Jan Allison February 21, 2018 at 5:02 PM Cheers pat... some will be sad the poem isn't true lol but I'll be around a while longer :-) hugs Jan xx

Jack Horne February 18, 2018 at 1:12 PM LOL, love it Jan Allison February 18, 2018 at 3:54 PM Cheers Jack I hope the humour is dark enough lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper February 18, 2018 at 10:00 AM I love this wonderful creative verse.. Good luck in the contest... Hugs Eve ~`* Jan Allison February 18, 2018 at 12:17 PM Thanks eve:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus February 18, 2018 at 9:08 AM After reading this I immediately struck Hypothermia off my friends list!! Love your nonchalance:) In case you didn't know, we have no snow in Malta, but it sure is cold!! Hugs // paul Jan Allison February 18, 2018 at 12:16 PM I'm sure the temperature in Malta is no where as cold as the uk:-) hugs Jan xx

Cheryl Hoffman February 18, 2018 at 7:31 AM Lol, that would be a horrible way to go~death by snow! A great dark humored one for the contest Jan; Good luck in it!~Che :) Jan Allison February 18, 2018 at 12:15 PM A friend of ours nearly died from hypothermia... got drunk and didn't make it to his front door, was off work 6 weeks:-( hugs Jan xx

Gary Smith February 17, 2018 at 1:06 PM A belter Jan :) Jan Allison February 17, 2018 at 3:51 PM Thanks Gary:-) hugs Jan xx

Maurice Yvonne February 17, 2018 at 7:11 AM Yippie yah yoe! Laughed my head off. A fav! Jan Allison February 17, 2018 at 7:34 AM Glad I made you laugh, Kevin's example was dark humour so I tried to please him with this:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen February 17, 2018 at 6:39 AM - ... R.I.P !!!! - A great loss for all of us !!! - I wrote a limerick yesterday .... I think I spent 4 hours to get it done !!! - No, Limerick is not my form .... it did not turn out as I planned in my head :))) - Luck in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Jan Allison February 17, 2018 at 6:53 AM Oh gosh Anne lose that's a long time... I find them so easy I can wake with one buzzingin my brain:-)will drop by and read your limerick:-) hugs Jan xx

Mick Talbot February 16, 2018 at 7:57 PM Now if I saw you laying there. On a snowy day, would I care? I would call the papers. I know your type, your capers. The right price, you'd lay there bare... Wrank humour, in fun... hugs... Mick PS Nearly forgot, best luck for the contest! Jan Allison February 17, 2018 at 4:40 AM Hahaha I'd have frozen assets for sure:-) hugs Jan xx

Kim Rodrigues February 16, 2018 at 7:23 PM That was quite the walk! Dark humor...i’d say...lol! Put your hat on next time! Jan Allison February 17, 2018 at 4:37 AM I will Kim!:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y. February 16, 2018 at 7:06 PM Hi Jan, I knew you would rise to the occasion with challenge. Yep it certainly is dark humour. I wish you the best of luck in the contest:-) Alexis Jan Allison February 17, 2018 at 4:37 AM I wrote another one I will post later it's more lighthearted:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham February 16, 2018 at 4:39 PM Haha Jan I knew you'd deliver and you have. Good luck. Tom Jan Allison February 16, 2018 at 4:49 PM It's the second one I've written the first isn't dark and when I saw Kevin's example I wrote this one for the contest:-)hugs Jan xx

Line Gauthier February 16, 2018 at 4:19 PM Yes that is very dark humour. Well done, Jan. But next time do remember your chapeau. Jan Allison February 16, 2018 at 4:24 PM Thankfully it's fiction I always have my hat handy lol:-) hugs Jan xx