Burns Night Baby

January the 25th is Burns Night
I was born then, it gave my parents sheer delight
But all these years on all I can say 
Is I’m 21 again on every birthday.

This year was so special I do not know why
I was treated by friends, I am still on a high
Lots of lovely gifts and cards for me
Flowers and chocolates, it filled me with glee

Some scented confetti to put in my tub
Hand cream and lotion on my body to rub
Chocolate Liquer cherries they are such bliss
And chocolate penguins I just wanted to kiss

Two more orchids for my collection
A hand bag, a necklace - simple perfection
Some clothes to make me feel so great
With all this chocolate I must lose some weight!

Then off for a meal with my lovely hubby
I was simply as happy and can be
And meeting with friends really made my day
I felt so at relaxed is all I can say

The past few months have been so hard
My husband’s illness was not on the cards
So maybe now I can relax and chill
And try and forget he was so very ill

Cherish those you love, as life is too short
Enjoy every day and give others your thought
My birthday has passed by and  was such fun
And I cannot wait for another one

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014



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Date: 1/11/2015 2:41:00 PM
Jan, this is a perfectly penned piece of poetry. As being of Scottish decent, I would have loved to be part of this. Well done. :O) Keep up with the great work. Keep on penning. Thank you so very much for sharing your wonderful and creative talents with us. We all truly appreciate it. *S* Cynthia
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Cynthia Jones
Date: 1/15/2015 8:34:00 AM
LOL I hear ya there my friend. Awww. That was nice of them. You should. It might be fun!!!! Or not. LOL *S* Cynthia
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Jan Allison
Date: 1/11/2015 3:03:00 PM
As a rule I don't really bother with birthday's Cynthia (I'd rather forget them lol) but this one was so special after the trauma of my husband's cancer surgery that people went out of their way to make it one I will always remember:-) Hugs Jan xx Incidentally - I have never been to a traditional burns night celebration with haggis and whisky maybe one day i will!
Date: 12/1/2014 4:03:00 PM
here is a very nice one I had not seen before, Jan. Listen, I did not even have time to do comments today except to Maurice. What is the name of that FREAKING guy, you know who. Tell me in soupmail. I don't have time to be searching for poems written under assumed names. How the heck does he expect people like me to talk to him if he can't even use his own name? It just makes me so angry. Tell me in soupmail, ok. I am now late and better get out the door!! Luv, Andrea
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Jan Allison
Date: 12/1/2014 4:11:00 PM
will do:-) thanks for the comment:-) Hugs jan xxx
Date: 2/12/2014 4:47:00 AM
Jan welcome to the soup, this is an excellent write...David
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Jan Allison
Date: 2/12/2014 5:14:00 AM
Thank you so much for your lovely comment.I've only been writing for a couple of months and am having so much fun and getting my work seen on such an amazing site is brilliant Jan x
Date: 2/11/2014 6:41:00 PM
what ever burns day is over there i wish you a happy one next year as good as this one. very good rhyming it kept me reading and entertained unlike some poetry featured on the site. i liked this. john
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Jan Allison
Date: 2/11/2014 6:48:00 PM
Hi John Burns night is 25th January its a Scottish celebration where they eat haggis and have bagpipes and they read a poem by poet Robert Burns - he also wrote the words to auld lang syne from new year. Despite being a burns night baby Ive never been to a burns supper lol Thanks for your lovely comments Jan x
Date: 2/11/2014 5:08:00 PM
Happy belated Birthday...Hugs Tim
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Jan Allison
Date: 2/11/2014 6:49:00 PM
Aww thanks Tim. Maybe because my hubby had all clear from cancer made it so special this year. Hugs Jan x
Date: 2/11/2014 4:38:00 PM
You enjoyed your birthday better than I enjoyed mine. Impressive write.
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Date: 2/11/2014 6:53:00 PM
I hate birthdays Robert maybe because old age creeping up on me lol, but this one was so special I was made such a fuss of by family and friends its been tough few months so was just the boost I needed. Thanks for the lovely comments. Happy writing Jan x Thank you for your lovely comments Jan
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