Jan Allison Poet Couplet

Just Horsin' Around

Mummy, mummy you promised me a horse....
Yes my darling,  you can have one of course 

Please consider we must bury auntie Mable
Then we’ll turn her bedroom into a stable

Remember daddy's very skilled at building 
and he'll paint the walls with gleaming gilding

We’ve no intentions of leaving your horse outside
and daddy's creative skills will be applied

In future all your horses will live in our house
and I’ll teach them to waltz to Johann Strauss!

It'll be greater than other stables with all that bling -
but people will say what were your parents thinking!

Eight word challenge contest
Sponsored by Robert Haigh 

words to be used horse, consider, remember, intentions, future, building,
outside, greater

3/5/18

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Eve Roper March 15, 2018 at 9:28 PM Wonderful imagery in your poem, Jan, and written very well using the required words. Congratulations on your win! Hugs ~`* Jan Allison March 16, 2018 at 8:18 AM Thanks Eve it was quite a challenge:-) hugs jan xx

Rhoda Tripp March 15, 2018 at 8:17 PM OMG...turn her bedroom into a stable! Ha! Love it. Congratulations, Jan. Jan Allison March 16, 2018 at 8:19 AM thanks Rhoda i had such fun with the words:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra Haight March 15, 2018 at 7:39 PM Too cute, Jan, and good use of the required words! Congratulations on your win! Hugs, Sandra Jan Allison March 15, 2018 at 7:43 PM Thanks so much Sandra:-) hugs jan x

Subimal Sinha-Roy March 15, 2018 at 1:14 AM Congratulations, Jan on your win. Jan Allison March 15, 2018 at 12:06 PM thanks Subimal:-) hugs jan xx

Gregory Richard Barden March 14, 2018 at 11:49 PM Charming and joyous! Sincere congratulations on your well-deserved win, Jan - blessings, and keep up the great work, friend! :-) Jan Allison March 15, 2018 at 12:05 PM thanks Greg:-) hugs Jan xx

Viv Wigley March 14, 2018 at 9:12 PM Congrats, Jan, you'll have to stop watching 'extreme makeover' x Jan Allison March 15, 2018 at 12:05 PM lol Mr Viv:-) hugs Jan xx

Line Gauthier March 14, 2018 at 4:00 PM Back with most deserved congrats, Jan. Jan Allison March 14, 2018 at 7:16 PM Thanks so much Line:-) hugs Jan xx

FJ Thomas March 6, 2018 at 9:19 PM Oh wow girl there was no way I would have been able to pull this one off. Awesome job! Jan Allison March 7, 2018 at 12:10 AM Thanks shadow it was quite a challenge:-) hugs Jan xx

Janice Canerdy March 6, 2018 at 1:38 AM LOVE it, Jan--so creative! Janice Jan Allison March 6, 2018 at 6:56 AM Thanks Janice it was fun:-) hugs Jan xx

Line Gauthier March 5, 2018 at 8:02 PM Whimsical and adorable, Jan. Love it. Jan Allison March 6, 2018 at 12:44 AM Thanks line:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich March 5, 2018 at 5:29 PM so cute, Jan. this is the contest I need to get busy on. Sure wish I could have thought up YOUR idea. Jan Allison March 6, 2018 at 12:43 AM I know you will come up with a beauty andrea:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen March 5, 2018 at 3:16 PM - A charming poem, Jan :) - Love it :) - Luck in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Jan Allison March 5, 2018 at 3:23 PM Just a silly idea which built into a fun poem:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham March 5, 2018 at 3:00 PM Brilliantly done Jan, doing a verse using certain words is a but of a challenge for me , you've made it look easy. Good luck in the contest. Tom Jan Allison March 5, 2018 at 3:04 PM You know me for silly ideas Tom, I was sitting on a bus and got the first 4 lines in my head and scribbled them down and built on the poem when I got home. I have a little notebook I carry with me and the other morning woke at 6 scribbled a limerick down and went back to sleep I never know when my use will behave :-) hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong March 5, 2018 at 2:39 PM This is cute Jan and I could tell you had fun writing it! I'm fighting a cold right now so I've been kind of quiet. Have a great week! : ) Jan Allison March 5, 2018 at 2:43 PM Oh Connie get well soon, there are so many nasty hugs at the moment, our friends are in maderia and fighting infections. Hope Carissa had a wonderful party:-) hugs Jan xx

Mick Talbot March 5, 2018 at 2:13 PM Reminds me of the mummy daddy jokes, you remember, like, 'Mummy, mummy Johny's fallen down the toilet! Mummy, 'Make sure you pull the chain'. Where was I, ah yes, good luck in the contest... hugs...Mick Jan Allison March 5, 2018 at 2:21 PM Lol Mick I don't know those jokes lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 5, 2018 at 1:26 PM I love what you've done with those words Jan! Fun <3 my best to you in the contest! xomo :) Jan Allison March 5, 2018 at 1:31 PM Thanks moi had fun with the challenge:-) hugs Jan xx

Heidi Sands March 5, 2018 at 10:51 AM You did well with this using those words Jan :) Jan Allison March 5, 2018 at 10:52 AM It's the best I could come up with Heidi I hope Robert likes it:-) hugs Jan xx

Kim Rodrigues March 5, 2018 at 10:45 AM Cute one, Jan! Jan Allison March 5, 2018 at 10:46 AM Cheers kim i had fun with the words:-) hugs Jan xx