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In the Garden of Life

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My life Is not a bed of roses If I fall on stony ground I hurt If I prick my finger on a thorn I bleed Little digs can hurt like stinging nettles Barbed words can sting like pesky wasps I try to make the best of every situation weeding out negativity and sowing some seeds of laughter with my words 10/23/18

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Sherry Asbury

Date: 11/21/2018 8:33:00 PM

What a lovely poem! I like the way you spaced your lines..giving emphasis to the thoughts.

Jan Allison
Date: 11/22/2018 6:18:00 AM

Thanks Sherry:-) hugs Jan xx

Besma Riabi Dziri

Date: 10/26/2018 2:10:00 AM

"In The Garden Of Life"! summarizes your profound and well penned poem.. Life, is beauty, love, bliss.. it is also hard times, worries, fears..May God bless you with beauty, bliss, health and wealth Jan. Best regards.

Jan Allison
Date: 10/26/2018 4:23:00 AM

Thanks Besma:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso

Date: 10/25/2018 9:24:00 PM

very well expreseed!!

Jan Allison
Date: 10/26/2018 12:23:00 AM

Thanks Art:-) hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 10/25/2018 12:39:00 PM

It is just as easy to be positive as negative, and being positive attracts joy, I have found. A sweet poem Jan. : )

Jan Allison
Date: 10/25/2018 12:51:00 PM

Got n/a with it in Brian's latest contest but I will remain positive!:-) hugs Jan

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/24/2018 8:56:00 PM

Speaks to us all! Hugs...Kim

Jan Allison
Date: 10/25/2018 12:11:00 PM

Thanks Kim:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith

Date: 10/23/2018 7:33:00 PM

That's all we can do is make the best of it Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 10/24/2018 3:40:00 AM

I agree Tim:-) hugs Jan xx

Bette Bavington

Date: 10/23/2018 7:11:00 PM

Who ever said live was easy was not in my world. It is hard and it hurts. I always try to keep smiling, and laughing it makes people wonder what I am up to. This was nicely done.

Jan Allison
Date: 10/24/2018 3:39:00 AM

Oh I love that idea Bette - keep on smiling:-) hugs Jan xx

M. L. Kiser

Date: 10/23/2018 5:40:00 PM

Wonderfully penned and a very pleasant read. Good advice as well.

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2018 6:18:00 PM

cheers ML:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 10/23/2018 5:31:00 PM

Laughter lightens the load whereas pain can last one's whole life long - even the most famous writers and poets found it difficult to forget rejection (as lovers often do), so thank God for April Fool Day and your ability to sow the seeds! Aloha! Rico (The Validation code is YKE, so I is missing)

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2018 5:36:00 PM

Thanks Rico:-) hugs Jan xx

Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/23/2018 4:59:00 PM

Delightful and delicious... "stinging nettles...pesky wasps" --- wonderful phraseology, Ms. Poetess!! Thoroughly enjoyed (and related). Best always, Gershon

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2018 5:01:00 PM

Thanks so much Gershon:-) hugs Jan xx

Mike Gentile

Date: 10/23/2018 12:36:00 PM

This is a wonderful read Jan and I do so agree with you. It's so important to try and keep things in perspective and try to remain grateful and positive. A lovely message!! Happy Tuesday xx00

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2018 12:40:00 PM

Thanks Mike:-) my mum often feels down as she cannot do what she used to do, yet she is one of few who doen't use a zimmer frame and we visit her nearly every day, whereas others rarely venture out of their rooms except for meal times:-( I always say to her accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative:-) hugs Jan xx

Chris Green

Date: 10/23/2018 11:39:00 AM

And you do my friend. The smiles you create on this site are uncountable (if that is a word) We can always see your smile in what you write, hopefully you can see ours too. : )

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2018 12:20:00 PM

The positive comments I get always brighten my day. I try and make folk smile.Starting to write poetry has got me through the toughest period of my life... but only the friends who really know me are aware of what is going on but I can write humour at the drop of a hat and it gets me through by making other people laugh:-) hugs jan xx

Lin Lane

Date: 10/23/2018 10:50:00 AM

Your strength of character is evident to me. You've been knocked down by trials in your life, but your positive attitude has always helped you rise. As for sowing seeds of laughter...I think you, more than anyone else on this site, have sown fields full of smiles for all of us to wear. Thank you.

Lin Lane
Date: 10/23/2018 6:17:00 PM

Your choice of song is so typical of something I associate with you, chick. "Don't chew on the gristle, just whistle!"

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2018 12:16:00 PM

I've added a song Lin, I think its very apt:-) I do try and see the positive things in life and can writer humour even at times when my world is falling apart:-)hugs jan xx

Arturo Michael

Date: 10/23/2018 10:48:00 AM

Great advice...Who said it was easy...This is nice...All the best Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2018 12:14:00 PM

Thanks Arturo:-) hugs Jan xx

Winged Warrior

Date: 10/23/2018 9:41:00 AM

Ah!, the life of a poet...I can relate...we are the clowns that wear the upside down frowns...a FAV!, Jan...love & light...^WW^

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2018 12:14:00 PM

I agree with you ^WW^ I can write humour at a drop of a hat and no one knows what is really going on in my life:-) hugs jan xx

Line Gauthier

Date: 10/23/2018 9:28:00 AM

Beautiful, Jan. Well penned.

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2018 12:13:00 PM

Thanks Line:-) hugs jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 10/23/2018 8:28:00 AM

Your last line sums it up Jan, we need lots of laughter in our lives. Too much gloom in our world today. Well written. Tom.

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2018 12:12:00 PM

Got to agree with you we need more humour in our lives, i just try and make folk smile with my silly poems, although I do write the odd serious one and surprise folk that I can write:-) hugs jan xx

John Lawless

Date: 10/23/2018 8:26:00 AM

and my friend you do a great job at it.

Jan Allison
Date: 10/23/2018 12:11:00 PM

Thanks John:-) hugs Jan xx