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I detest the way folks stare at me If I’m honest I find it extremely rude They comment about my dress and my smile It puts me in a dreadful mood I’ve hung around on this gallery wall For over one hundred and thirty years I get no respite from constant visitors Their comments ring in my poor ears Oh look it’s the Mona Lisa How dare they call me by name! Why can’t folks just let me rest It is driving me completely insane! 05~23~17

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Janice Canerdy

Date: 9/7/2017 8:27:00 AM

Love the humorous approach, Jan--and that CRAZY accompanying artwork! LOL! Congrats on your well-deserved win. Janice

Jan Allison
Date: 9/7/2017 1:46:00 PM

Thanks Janice I sure had fun when I wrote this one:-) hugs Jan xx

Roy Pett

Date: 9/7/2017 6:08:00 AM

Brilliant as always, congratulations on your well deserved win Jan. :))

Jan Allison
Date: 9/7/2017 1:46:00 PM

Cheers Roy it was lovely to use this poem in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx

Donna Roberts

Date: 9/7/2017 6:07:00 AM

Thanks for the chuckles. .visual was great!

Jan Allison
Date: 9/7/2017 1:50:00 PM

Thanks Donna I couldn't resist the silly pictures:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 6/6/2017 7:18:00 PM

Back to congratulate you on your win~*

Jan Allison
Date: 9/7/2017 1:51:00 PM

Thanks eve I'm sorry I didn't reply to your earlier comment:-( hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper
Date: 9/7/2017 12:27:00 AM

Congratulations , Jan Hugs Eve ~`*

Constance La France

Date: 6/5/2017 3:49:00 PM

Jan congratulations on your win in my contest with this beautiful write

Jan Allison
Date: 9/7/2017 1:52:00 PM

Sorry I didn't respond we were away in the UK when it was judged:-) hugs Jan xx

Carole Duet

Date: 6/3/2017 12:27:00 PM

This is so amusing and I love the pic. lol Congrats on your win, Jan. :)

Jan Allison
Date: 9/7/2017 1:56:00 PM

Thanks carol I'm so sorry for the delay in replying, yang to your comment:-( hugs Jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 6/3/2017 9:41:00 AM

Congrats on a great win Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 9/7/2017 2:12:00 PM

I'm so sorry I missed replying to your comment sooner Joseph:-( hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 6/3/2017 9:40:00 AM

Hi Jan, First all let me say , great photo (all of them). I enjoyed your take on the contest theme. I found it to be humorous as well. Congratulations on your 1st place win. It was well deserved:-) Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 9/7/2017 2:13:00 PM

So sorry for not replying sooner Alexis:-( hugs Jan xx

Anisha Dutta

Date: 6/2/2017 9:10:00 PM

Big Congrats to win top. love

Janis Thompson

Date: 6/2/2017 1:59:00 PM

I love it Jan. It is packed with creativity and style. Congratulations on your top win.

Dale Gregory Cozart

Date: 6/2/2017 1:00:00 PM

congrats on your win!!!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/24/2017 5:56:00 PM

FANTASTIC portrayal of the contest theme and form, Jan. I too want to do personification!! Wish me luck. You have done very well!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/24/2017 6:06:00 PM

I did another poem on the Mona Lisa last year but I think this one is much better:-) I do hope Constance likes it:-) I love the pic I found lol:-) I hope I can prove I am more than just a poop poet:-):-) hugs jan xx

Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 5/24/2017 2:52:00 PM

nicely penned Jan,makes interesting view from person on the wall!, well done!, trust all's well with you, blessings, Gordon

Jan Allison
Date: 5/24/2017 6:04:00 PM

Many thanks Gordon:-) All is good with me on a personal level but I am finding it hard to come to terms with the atrocities in Manchester - its just so so sad all those innocent lives lost:-( hugs jan xx

Darren White

Date: 5/24/2017 4:38:00 AM

LOL that picture :D Fantastic personification my friend, I absolutely LOVE this!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/24/2017 5:36:00 AM

I write and then find the image I want and was looking for one with her tongue sticking out but this gif was perfect:-) hugs jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 5/24/2017 4:27:00 AM

So true...tons of visitors gawk at her picture constantly. I enjoyed your poem Jan. : ) 7

Jan Allison
Date: 5/24/2017 5:36:00 AM

Thanks Connie I wish Constance could see the picture when she reads to judge the poem lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 5/23/2017 10:33:00 PM

Haha..Nicely done Jan...hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 5/24/2017 2:13:00 AM

Cheers Joseph:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Haight

Date: 5/23/2017 5:27:00 PM

Love this, Jan! You are so funny! Excellent Personification and Gif image to go with it! A winner for me! Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison
Date: 5/23/2017 5:32:00 PM

Thanks Sandra I never know where my muse will take me but I do try and write with humour and that gif just made me laugh so i had to post it with the poem:-) hugs jan xx

Carol B.

Date: 5/23/2017 4:28:00 PM

Jan you're the queen bee of comedy :) This was hilarious!! Thank you for the laugh :)

Jan Allison
Date: 5/23/2017 4:38:00 PM

aww thanks Carol:-) I never know where my pen will take me but i do find writing humourous poems so simple and if I can make someone smile that is the best thing possible:-) hugs jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 5/23/2017 4:10:00 PM

Hahaha, you truly make my day... laughter is the best medicine anyone can have :) myth is that the Mona Lisa was a self portrait of leonardo da vinci.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/23/2017 4:15:00 PM

I try my best to make folks smile with my poems Eve - have done since i posted my first poem here - i guess it is the way i have coped with so much trauma in the last 3 years, BUT I know from comments I get how much people enjoy my style. It may be simple but if it makes someone laugh and forget their troubles for a while it is worth it for me:-) hugs Jan xx

Lenna Walker

Date: 5/23/2017 10:27:00 AM

Thank You for the smile Jan :) The photo enhances it perfectly !! So funny and well done Jan :)

Jan Allison
Date: 5/23/2017 11:21:00 AM

I wanted one with her sticking her tongue out but this gif I found was perfect lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Chris Green

Date: 5/23/2017 9:59:00 AM

Oh quit moaning Lisa, your a celebrity, a star, that's what comes with fame. Stop being such a Diva. :) This was funny Jan and the graphic is hilarious.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/23/2017 11:24:00 AM

I was adamant that I wouldn't use pictures when I first became a PM BUT sometimes they really do enhance our words and this gif was perfect with the poem:-) hugs jan xx

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 5/23/2017 9:20:00 AM

A fun write, Jan! She is thus imprisoned. I have seen her, in person, and quite enjoy her smile. Good luck on this fantastic write!

Jan Allison
Date: 5/23/2017 11:25:00 AM

Thanks Kim:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane

Date: 5/23/2017 9:17:00 AM

Jan, your sense of humor never fails to make me smile, (sometimes outright laugh) Thank you for that. Your personification is probably what MS. Mona Lisa would be thinking.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/23/2017 11:26:00 AM

I do try and make folks smile Lin I see many sad poems so I try to buck the trend with a little humour:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith

Date: 5/23/2017 9:11:00 AM

Better stop or your face will freeze that way...lol....hilarious personification

Jan Allison
Date: 5/23/2017 11:26:00 AM

Thanks Tim I hope Constance likes it:-) hugs Jan xx