Jan Allison Poet Acrostic

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May Showers

My umbrella helps keep me totally dry
As torrential May showers fall from up high
Yet soon I see a rainbow and azure blue sky


Showers provide moisture to water our plants
How the seedlings grow, in the warm winds they dance
Our gardens are bursting with colours so bright
With pretty pansies smiling, oh what a delight
Earth needs precious rain and I love the petrichor
Rising from the soil it’s a scent I adore
So I really appreciate May showers (but hope they don’t last for many hours!)

May Showers Contest
Sponsored by Nayda Ivette Negron

05~07~17

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Frances Schiavina May 12, 2017 at 2:20 PM Well done Jan

Agnes Krampe May 11, 2017 at 1:43 PM Nice acrostic, Jan. Congrats on your placement.

Kim Rodrigues May 10, 2017 at 11:03 PM Enjoyed your acrostic and your humorous ending" Congrats, Jan!

Jeremy Smith May 10, 2017 at 8:11 PM Great job, Jan!! nice placement!

Paul Callus May 10, 2017 at 1:42 PM This is a fine lovely acrostic, Jan, and I like how you solved the rhyme scheme by using internal rhyme in the end line. Hugs // paul

Lenna Walker May 9, 2017 at 11:30 AM This is great Jan, the flow smooth, great rhymes and nice imaging. Good Luck :) Jan Allison May 9, 2017 at 1:25 PM Thanks lenna:-) hugs Jan xx

Darren White May 9, 2017 at 7:48 AM Lovely acrostic, Jan :) I finally entered a contest again too, this one. I wish you good luck! Jan Allison May 9, 2017 at 1:23 PM Oh that is great news I will drop by and read it:-) hugs Jan xx

Lisa Ricci May 9, 2017 at 5:10 AM Good Morning Jan. The format is in wonderful form and execution. The words give an innocent tone that is very appealing. They also show and reveal the good of the rain. Well done entirely. Good luck with the contest. Jan Allison May 9, 2017 at 1:23 PM Thank you for the lovely comment Lisa:-) hugs Jan xx

Vladislav Raven May 8, 2017 at 10:47 AM Hi Jan, i do love walking in those May shaowers. This is a wonderful Rhyming Acrostic, i love the content of this write. It has a beauty in its simplicity Jan. It has such a wonderful flow. This is you Jan. I hope it does well for you in the contest. A definite seven Jan. Hugs....Mike. XX Jan Allison May 8, 2017 at 5:45 PM Aww thanks you know me well i write simple poems always have always will let mike:-) hugs Jan xx

Demetrios Trifiatis May 8, 2017 at 10:05 AM If sowers are as pretty as your Acrostic dear, Jan, then they may come at any time they like! A 7! Hugsxxx Jan Allison May 8, 2017 at 5:46 PM Awwl Demetrios that was a charming comment ;-) hugs Jan xx

Ravi Sathasivam May 8, 2017 at 8:50 AM Excellent. Lovely imagery write. Enjoyed reading it. Thanks for sharing it.

Anil Deo May 8, 2017 at 7:01 AM Seven from those who speak of Heaven - and showers of blessings! Thanks, Jan, for a wonderful Acrostic and I was jovially called a pansy at some point in the US. "They are humble, early Spring arrivals, but they can outlast most humans during summer." Loved this message entirely - even when we ask the showers to end. Shalom ShalomJA

Connie Marcum Wong May 8, 2017 at 2:54 AM Superbly created Jan! Petrichor, my favorite scent too. I loved this! 7 ; )

Arthur Vaso May 7, 2017 at 10:17 PM Canada is drowning this year, the army has been called in! Lovely poem!

Sandra Haight May 7, 2017 at 7:36 PM Lovely imagery, Jan, in your wonderfully-written rhyming Acrostic! Beat wishes for the contest. Hugs, Sandra

Ilene Bauer May 7, 2017 at 5:59 PM wonderfully done, jan! this flows so nicely, which doesn't usually happen with this format...

Andrea Dietrich May 7, 2017 at 4:12 PM you did a wonderful job with this challenge, Jan. And wow, you even got that word petrichor into it! Smart lady. I hope we both do well in this contest. I quite enjoyed the theme!! Jan Allison May 7, 2017 at 4:24 PM I learned that word from a previous contest and thought it was perfect for the theme:-) hugs Jan xx

John Michaels May 7, 2017 at 2:14 PM Great imagery and a lovely write, Jan! And a bit of trademark "Jan humour" at the end ;) Best of luck in the contest. Regards, John! Jan Allison May 7, 2017 at 2:16 PM Thanks John I can't resist a little humour:-) hugs Jan xx

Abdullah Alhemaidy May 7, 2017 at 1:16 PM Delight! Dear lovely Jan :) Jan Allison May 7, 2017 at 1:26 PM Thanks for dropping by Abdullah:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith May 7, 2017 at 12:44 PM I always hope it rains while we sleep...lovely acrostic Jan Jan Allison May 7, 2017 at 12:46 PM I love to wake to that fresh smell of the earth Tim:-) hugs Jan xx

Elizabeth Kinch May 7, 2017 at 9:13 AM Great acrostic Jan, my gardening husband has been longing for these May showers! Jan Allison May 7, 2017 at 9:24 AM We have just had a week of beautiful sunshine so I could do with the odd shower to fill the water butts up again!:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart May 7, 2017 at 9:01 AM Sweet write :) xomo! Jan Allison May 7, 2017 at 9:05 AM Thanks Maureen:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane May 7, 2017 at 8:25 AM I always appreciate the Acrostic form, Jan. This one paints a great picture as to why we need May showers and the results we get to enjoy from their bounty. Jan Allison May 7, 2017 at 9:05 AM Thanks Lin I do enjoy this form but I think my poem will be simple in style to be on the winners list:-) hugs Jan x

Phil Capitano May 7, 2017 at 8:13 AM Smooth acrostic Jan, very natural. Good luck in the contest. Jan Allison May 7, 2017 at 8:18 AM Thanks Phil:-) hugs Jan xx