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If I have the time I’ll clean the kitchen then tidy round the rest of the house, I’m due to see the vet with my pet mouse ... Ted’s lost his fur and he can’t stop itch’in! My little pet mouse Ted I just adore I’ve had him since I was a small child, alas his itchy skin is driving him wild - he’s shedding fur all over the floor! I carry Ted in his cage when I visit the vet and Ted plays happily on his small wheel, Vet’s hand enters the cage - he emits a squeal when he gets bitten by my traumatised pet! I mop up his blood, then hold Ted in my hand as the vet examines his scaly red skin, He pokes and prods much to Ted’s chagrin - if he can be cured it would be so grand! Vet gives Ted a shot and applies some cream then presents me with an enormous bill, the medication works well, Ted’s no longer ill and his fur’s grown back just like a dream! If You Have the Time for an Enclosed Rhyme Poetry Contest Sponsored by Tania Kitchin 12/23/19

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Date: 1/12/2020 2:19:00 PM
what a fun poem this was, Jan. So glad you could take the challenge and be on the winner list. Congratulations.
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Date: 1/12/2020 11:56:00 AM
Hi Jan, I’m just coming back to say congrats on a well deserved win. Have a wonderful day:-) Alexis
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Date: 1/12/2020 5:40:00 AM
Jan, congratulations on your placement with your well penned, clever and entertaining poem!
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Date: 1/1/2020 1:32:00 AM
A belated POTD Jan. Time got away from me over the holiday. I loved this. Congratulations! I am happy you had your son home for Christmas! Hau'oli Makahiki Hou! xxoo
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Date: 1/1/2020 2:12:00 PM
Thanks Connie, its so wonderful having him home for so long:-) Hope you had a super time with the grandchildren, Happy new Year to you all:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/30/2019 8:54:00 AM
Hi Jan, This is such a good take on the contest theme. Nice rhymes and content. I wish you the best of luck in the contest. Congratulations on getting the poem of the day:-) Alexis
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Date: 1/1/2020 2:11:00 PM
thanks so much Alexis:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/29/2019 1:12:00 PM
Congratulations on your POTD. Time, where does it all go??? I need 1 or 2 more days to a week & I would be fine. Happy New Year 2020...........
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Date: 1/1/2020 2:12:00 PM
thanks so much Paula and happy new year to you too:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/28/2019 10:04:00 AM
Congratulations Jan on been awarded POTD for this unique write. Really lovely! Blessings, Jennifer.
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Date: 12/28/2019 11:04:00 AM
thanks Jennifer:-) hugs Jan x
Date: 12/27/2019 5:28:00 AM
Sorry I missed this clever poem.. Congratulations, Jan on POTD Hugs // Charlie
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Date: 12/27/2019 6:00:00 AM
Thanks so much Charlie, I lost my muse for a month so was delighted to come back and get POTD:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/26/2019 1:53:00 AM
Like always... Lovely... Congratulations on POTD.
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Date: 12/26/2019 8:09:00 AM
Thanks so much Pash my sweet friend, seasons greetings to you and your family and sending my best wishes for the new year:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/25/2019 1:53:00 PM
- Congratulations, with a great p.o.t.d., Jan :) - Glad to see you back :) - GL in the contest :) - Marry Christmas // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 12/25/2019 3:51:00 PM
Thanks so much my sweet friend, I'm hoping my muse is back to stay:-) Hope you had a wonderful day:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/25/2019 10:38:00 AM
Well done Jan, as always and congrats!........pat
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Date: 12/25/2019 3:52:00 PM
Thanks so much Pat:-) Happy Christmas:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/25/2019 10:24:00 AM
Congrats on poem of the day, Jan. Your poem is so rooted in real life (even when you say it is fiction). Excellent write!
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Date: 12/25/2019 3:53:00 PM
Thanks so much Vijay, pure poetic licence of course:-) Happy Christmas:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/25/2019 10:22:00 AM
Ted has a good caretaker and love. Congratulations on POTD, Jan. Merry Christmas -Warren
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Date: 12/25/2019 3:53:00 PM
Glad its just fiction Warren:-) Happy Christmas:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/25/2019 9:28:00 AM
Congratulations on POTD!! Merry Christmas!!
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Date: 12/25/2019 4:17:00 PM
Thanks so much Eve for the congratulations and for the lovely book!:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/25/2019 7:25:00 AM
Congratulations on POTD Sis!! Merry Christmas!!
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Date: 12/25/2019 4:18:00 PM
Thanks so much Bobby I am delighted especially after my muse disappeared for a month:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 12/25/2019 7:12:00 AM
Congrats on POTD for this fun poem, Jan. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Hugs, john
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Date: 12/25/2019 4:19:00 PM
Thanks so much John, Season's greetings to you and your family:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/25/2019 6:29:00 AM
Congratulations on POTD Jan!
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Date: 12/25/2019 4:20:00 PM
I'm stunned and delighted - so glad to be back my friend:-) Season's greetings to you and your family:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/25/2019 2:55:00 AM
This is a sweet tale for Christmas Jan. I wrote an enclosed rhyme for this contest then realized it had to begin with her line so I entered it in another contest. I hope you are enjoying the holidays. My little granddaughters will arrive Xmas night and stay for 4 days, I can't wait. Best wishes for a wonderful holiday. Mele Kalikimaka! : ) xxoo
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Date: 12/25/2019 4:22:00 PM
Oh Connie I am so delighted you have your family with you again for Christmas I can imagine the joy at you being together again:-) My son is home for 3 weeks, that's my Christmas gift! Am hoping my muse is back to stay!!:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/25/2019 2:26:00 AM
A nice present for you Jan, POTD honours. Merry Christmas. Tom
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Date: 12/25/2019 4:24:00 PM
I'm delighted Tom!!!:-) Hope you had a wonderful time with the family:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/24/2019 10:53:00 PM
Merry Christmas Jan & cute rodent mouse. -Richard
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Date: 12/25/2019 4:24:00 PM
Thanks so much Richard:-) Seasons greetings:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/24/2019 8:08:00 PM
So glad to read of the happy ending, Jan! And even gladder to see you back posting poems. Just in time for Xmas! Welcome back! Merry Xmas to you! Your friend, Gershon
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/10/2020 11:04:00 AM
Come back to P.S., and get the Comeback Award! Well-deserved, Jan! Congrats, gw
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Date: 12/25/2019 5:21:00 PM
thanks so much GW, my pen ran dry for a month I had no desire to write or even log on the site - getting POTD has given me a massive boost:-) hugs Jan xx Season's greetings to you and your family:-)
Date: 12/24/2019 1:45:00 PM
Hey Jan! You've done an amazing job with a rhyme scheme that usually sounds very forced to me. I enjoyed your poem very much, though. ~ Have a wonderful holiday...
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Date: 12/24/2019 2:18:00 PM
Hi Ilene it was a challenge especially as my muse left me for a month, hopefully am back for good now:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/24/2019 10:11:00 AM
Your muse returned with a classic. Well done, Jan! Aloha! Rico
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Date: 12/24/2019 2:18:00 PM
Thanks Rico:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 12/24/2019 8:55:00 AM
Poor little Ted. Glad the cream worked and he didn't end up dead. Your humor and you have been missed. When I get back lets start a limerick collaboration with others who wish to join. It's been a while since we've opened the door for one. Topic of your choice.
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 12/25/2019 6:27:00 AM
I would love that!
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Jan Allison
Date: 12/24/2019 12:18:00 PM
oh yes a limerick collab would be fun!:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 12/24/2019 8:41:00 AM
Jan, oh delightful write, I love Ted the mouse and I have never met him, even if maybe he is fictional, I love him and you too !
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Date: 12/24/2019 12:18:00 PM
thanks Constance I hope my muse is back, she was away for a month i didn't even look at the site until last week:-( hugs Jan xx
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