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'beach Buddies' Collect 'stuff' - For Contest

Twice a month on our tiny little Isle
A group of heroes go that extra mile
Wearing protective clothing they clean the beach
Removing vast amounts of rubbish within their reach
Plastic bottles, fast food containers and tins
Items tossed away so thoughtlessly – it’s a sin
So many marine animals can get tangled in discarded plastic
They need our protection, or the results could be very drastic
Hundreds of bin bags of rubbish are removed from our beach
Restoring them to beauty, now they are as pretty as a peach
Volunteers work tirelessly with amazing solidarity
To help ‘Beach Buddies’ which is a registered charity

Contest: Stuff Thomas Martin
10th June 2015

Copyright © Jan Allison | Year Posted 2015

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Tim Smith Date: 6/29/2015 6:13:00 PM That is fabulous Jan. It is up to us to keep the beauty around. Most people no longer have a conscience or are too lazy to dispose of their garbage properly.....a7 Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 7/4/2015 4:23:00 PM Thanks so much for dropping by to comment Tim .I am not at my best at the moment and have not been around lately. hugs Jan xx

Shonima Burman Date: 6/25/2015 9:00:00 AM Oh Jan, I just love your poems. Beautifully written. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 7/4/2015 4:23:00 PM thanks so much Shonima:-) hugs jan xx

Joseph May Date: 6/22/2015 6:16:00 PM Congrats on a great win Jan Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/23/2015 1:10:00 AM Thanks Joseph:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y. Date: 6/22/2015 5:10:00 PM Hi Jan, I just stopped to say congrats on your big :) Alexis Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/23/2015 1:10:00 AM Thanks Alexis:-) hugs Jan xx

Skat A Date: 6/22/2015 4:53:00 PM Hi Jan, Congrats on your win. LOVE SKAT Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/23/2015 1:11:00 AM Thanks Skat:-) hugs Jan xx

Poet Destroyer A Date: 6/22/2015 3:56:00 PM Jan, Congratulations awesomely done. LINDA Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/22/2015 4:00:00 PM Thanks Linda:-) hugs Jan xx

John Lawless Date: 6/22/2015 6:31:00 AM Well done and well deserved kudos for the Beach Buddies. Congrats on the win. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/22/2015 11:37:00 AM Thanks John:-) hugs jan xx

Viv Wigley Date: 6/21/2015 10:54:00 PM Well done to a bunch of heroes. Sadly, anything adrift in the Irish sea has really only one place to stop and sadly, its IoM. More power to the Beach Buddies! Woo! Nice work, Jan, and congrats on the win. Viv x Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/22/2015 1:13:00 AM Thanks for the good news Mr Viv:-) hugs jan xx

James Fraser Date: 6/15/2015 2:56:00 PM Big smiles to all whom endeavor to clean the beaches within their peripheral. When we go to Nairn beach on the Moray Firth, glass is the main thing I look for, for so many little feet and paws grace the sands. It abhors me seeing such discarded by people, and what the tides bring. Nice poem Jan, love it, good luck in the contest, hugs, James xx Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/15/2015 3:00:00 PM Thanks James:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May Date: 6/13/2015 8:11:00 AM You are all heroes, keep up the good work...Great write Jan Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/13/2015 8:18:00 AM I'm not part of the group Joseph - just wanted to highlight the wonderful work they do:-) Hugs jan xx

Darlene Gifford Date: 6/11/2015 6:57:00 AM You have written a wonderful tribute about this volunteer organization, Jan. A strong poem for the contest. It's # 1 with me and a 7 rating. Also, thanks for your comments on my (almost) STUFF contest entry. Blessings, Darlene Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/11/2015 7:03:00 AM Do think of penning another one Darlene - it has happened to me with a recent contest poem - I was totally off target and I now have another poem to post :-) Hugs Jan xx

Lindsay Laurie Date: 6/10/2015 10:51:00 PM G'day Jan... good on those people who help to keep your beaches clean. They truly are heroes towards the wildlife as well, but what do you make of the inconsiderate people who leave their rubbish behind... volunteers are the salt of the earth - good luck Jan - Lindsay Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/11/2015 1:40:00 AM I guess a high percentage of the rubbish is washed up on the tide - so much harm is caused to the wildlife with fishing nets etc - seeing the images of the injured animals is heartbreaking

M. L. Kiser Date: 6/10/2015 8:44:00 PM Bless you for this poem; I have seen the effects of plastic on God's mammals and if a human mammal were to suffer like that, plastic would have already been banned everywhere. Thanks for putting the word out in a poem. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/11/2015 1:38:00 AM Thanks for the lovely comment ML I intend to enter this into a poetry contest in the Island later in the year - it is a lovely tribute to this wonderful charity:-) Hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/10/2015 6:16:00 PM this is really well done, Jan. You came up with a great informative poem about your island in record speed!! wish I knew what to do for this one!! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/10/2015 6:20:00 PM I was struggling then this came to me - i will enter it into an Island poetry contest at the end of October - last year all the entrants got published in a 'proper' paperback book:-) Hugs jan xx

Sandra Haight Date: 6/10/2015 5:22:00 PM Wow, Jan! Such a wonderful act of kindness to preserve nature and our beautiful marine animals and such an awesome poem where you present this for us to know about! Wonderfully written, and I am sure a winner in the contest! 7+Fav, Hugs, Sandra Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/10/2015 5:33:00 PM Thanks Sandra - it is a wonderful charity and the work they do is appreciated by all:-) Hugs jan xx

Ilene Bauer Date: 6/10/2015 4:13:00 PM a wonderful poem about a wonderful charity, jan! it's so awful that people can be so heartless and selfish about abusing the planet but it's great that other people are there to try to right some of those wrongs... Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/10/2015 4:16:00 PM It is not necessarily the Islanders that create the litter it could come from anywhere and get swept on the beach with the tides:-( Hugs Jan xx

Constance La France Date: 6/10/2015 3:50:00 PM Jan, this is an excellent choice for the contest, very special 7 and thanks for visiting my poem, stuff Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 6/10/2015 3:54:00 PM He will love it Jan Allison Date: 6/10/2015 3:52:00 PM Thanks so much Broken Wings I hope Thomas likes it:-) Hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus Date: 6/10/2015 3:25:00 PM Well done Jan for bringing "Beach Buddies" to our attention. It is encouraging to find people who dedicate a lot of their time to help protect the environment. Hugs // paul Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/10/2015 3:34:00 PM I thought their amazing efforts deserved a poem and this is the ideal opportunity to promote their work:-) Hugs jan xx

Frederic Parker Date: 6/10/2015 11:56:00 AM one of the things that broke my heart was the first time I saw the aircraft carrier I was on dump all its garbage for miles out in the open ocean. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/10/2015 12:23:00 PM That is appalling Frederic - it just ends up endangering wildlife and littering the beaches. thanks for dropping by to comment:-) hugs jan xx

Njeri Hunjeri Date: 6/10/2015 10:43:00 AM Nothing is as great as sweating for a good cause. Respect! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/10/2015 10:49:00 AM They work so hard and collect a phenomenal amount of rubbish off the beaches - much of it coming in on the tides:-( hugs Jan xx

Casarah Nance Date: 6/10/2015 7:46:00 AM Oh wonderful, bless those volunteers! hugs Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/10/2015 7:49:00 AM The amount of 'rubbish' they collect is unbelievable Cas:-( There is a Manx poetry contest I will enter this poem this year - had one published in a book last year - all entrants got their poem in the book and we all signed in one copy of the book. Hugs Jan xx

Kp Nunez Date: 6/10/2015 6:25:00 AM Good work by Beach Bodies and you for calling attention to their heroic volunteer job, Jan. Good luck for the contest! hugs! :-) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/10/2015 9:35:00 AM Is cool love a friend the poem was great:-) Hugs jan xx Jan Allison Date: 6/10/2015 6:30:00 AM They have a fabulous amount of volunteers especially youngsters which is so lovely to see - i will try and forward a copy of this to Bill Dale who runs the organisation:-) Hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 6/10/2015 4:57:00 AM - A wonderful job for nature and animals - A great poem ! - Good luck in the contest - I wish you a lovely day, my friend Jan :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 6/10/2015 5:13:00 AM Thanks Anne Lise:-) Hugs jan xx