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Spot the owls!

Please don’t ruffle my feathers It is very rude when you stare I have the most sensitive hearing And I know you are lurking there I mainly venture out at night For I really am quite shy Many people don’t even see me For I don’t make a noise when I fly My head can turn 270 degrees So my eyesight is extremely good Under cover of dark I lurk in the shadows So you may not see me in the wood I have two enormous eyes to see my prey My face is shaped like a heart I have a beak instead of a nose I swoop on a mouse like a dart I am a master of clever disguise My feathers can camouflage me You may not even be aware I’m there I can blend in with the bark of a tree My family of owlets stay with me We stay near our roost in the spring Our chatter is special, we hoot twit twooo But you won’t ever hear us sing! 02~05~16 First three stanzas of the poem to be published in January 2017 by Cambridge University Press Contest Owls Personification form Sponsor Eve Roper Submitted to Premiere Contest #9 Sponsored by Skat A

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Beryl Edmonds

Date: 4/22/2021 8:34:00 AM

Wow! Jan this is wonderful, congratulations on your success, it’s an amazing write... Belle xx ( PS I once write a poem about owls for children, will have to post it on here sometime. )

Jan Allison
Date: 4/22/2021 1:43:00 PM

Thanks so much belle I was overjoyed to be approached for it to be used in Dubai in a booklet for children with English as a 2nd language:-) hugs Jan xx

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/4/2016 8:43:00 AM

Congratulations on this one heading for publishing! Great job Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/4/2016 11:15:00 AM

Thanks Richard - the publishers are just using the first three stanzas with a picture and questions for the students to answer - having worked in a school for the last 16 years I am so overjoyed my work is being used in this way it is beyond my wildest dreams:-) hugs Jan xx

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 2/16/2016 1:24:00 AM

Wonderful write Jan n so is the win.. big congrats!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/16/2016 1:29:00 AM

Thanks Dr Sharma:-) hugs Jan xx

Elaine George

Date: 2/15/2016 12:07:00 PM

Great personification, Jan. Man congrats on your win. Elaine

Jan Allison
Date: 2/15/2016 1:32:00 PM

Thanks so much Elaine:-) hugs jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 2/15/2016 11:08:00 AM

Congrats on a great win Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/15/2016 1:32:00 PM

Thanks so much Joseph:-) hugs jan xx

Wendy Rycroft

Date: 2/15/2016 10:51:00 AM

Congrats well done owl poem x

Jan Allison
Date: 2/15/2016 1:33:00 PM

Thanks so much Wendy:-) hugs jan xx

Lin Lane

Date: 2/15/2016 10:19:00 AM

and I see you owling out a win with this one. Congrats to you, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/15/2016 1:33:00 PM

Thanks so much Lin:-) hugs jan xx

Sandra Haight

Date: 2/15/2016 9:54:00 AM

Nice take on the owl theme, Jan. Congrats on your fine win. Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison
Date: 2/15/2016 1:33:00 PM

Thanks so much Sandra:-) hugs jan xx

Daniel Turner

Date: 2/15/2016 7:32:00 AM

Just another magnificent write, Jan. Congratulations on your placement in the owl contest. A well deserving winner. Peace:)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/15/2016 1:33:00 PM

Thanks so much Daniel:-) hugs jan xx

Eve Roper

Date: 2/14/2016 11:02:00 PM

Jan, your “Owl See You ” was wonderful! Thank you so much for writing a very special poem for my contest I was honored. Happy Valentine’s Day Hugs Eve

Jan Allison
Date: 2/15/2016 1:34:00 PM

Thanks for the great placement Eve I had great fun writing on this theme:-) hugs Jan xx

Wendy Rycroft

Date: 2/12/2016 12:24:00 PM

Lovely description of the Owl, well written I enjoyed reading it, another winner x

Jan Allison
Date: 2/12/2016 2:25:00 PM

Thanks Wendy I do love owls they remind me of my childhood - we had a family of 5 that lived in the huge tree between us and our neighbour:-) hugs jan xx

Arthur Vaso

Date: 2/7/2016 2:05:00 AM

Beautiful poem, I might just have to stare at it for awhile if you dont mind!!!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/7/2016 7:15:00 AM

I love the top image Arthur I found a website with lots of images of 'spot the owl' - they really are clever the way they cleverly camouflage themselves:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 2/5/2016 6:41:00 PM

I enjoyed your poem Jan..Nicely penned...good luck in the contest..

Jan Allison
Date: 2/5/2016 6:45:00 PM

Thanks Joseph:-) hugs Jan xx

John Lawless

Date: 2/5/2016 5:21:00 PM

Very nicely done Jan...this should allow you to roost upon the weather vane.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/5/2016 5:24:00 PM

Thanks John I got a dress with cute owls on it which i wore for my birthday dinner and my hubby had got me an owl doorstop as a surprise gift - pure co incidence but it was simply meant to be:-) I just need the warm weather so i can use 'hoot' for the purpose she was made for:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 2/5/2016 3:50:00 PM

- A delight and joy to read, dear Jan - Really wonderful written (7) - Hoping your poem will win! - I wish you a lovely weekend, enjoy :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/5/2016 3:51:00 PM

Thanks Anne Lise I loved the subject I hope Eve likes my poem:-) hugs jan xx

Luaer Solnox

Date: 2/5/2016 2:26:00 PM

All of a sudden I feel cheerful... Lovely personification, Jan. Best of luck on the contest.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/5/2016 2:43:00 PM

Thanks for the lovely comment Luaer:-) hugs Jan xx

Elijah Malcom

Date: 2/5/2016 1:00:00 PM

Great personification love the message!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/5/2016 1:03:00 PM

Thanks Elijah:-) hugs Jan xxx

Nette Onclaud

Date: 2/5/2016 12:21:00 PM

ohh, how you impress with this marvelous piece, dear jan... very unique take on the theme.. hooot!.. huggs

Jan Allison
Date: 2/5/2016 12:24:00 PM

Thanks Nette I do love owls - I have never seen one on the Island except at the nature centre but we used to have them in the tree at home when I was a child:-) hugs Jan xx

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 2/5/2016 8:54:00 AM

Delightful, informative, well constructive poem in such a detail that ornithologists would love to claim it as their creation, dear Jan! A seven of course!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/5/2016 8:56:00 AM

Thanks so much Demetrios owls are so so beautiful. When I grew up we had a huge tree and there was a family of five owls that lived there - I can still see them in my minds eye sitting on a bough in a long line:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/5/2016 8:50:00 AM

you did an awesome job with the challenge, Jan. I hope to work on this one soon. I hope she likes funny ones. Owls can be funny to write about!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/5/2016 8:53:00 AM

I really enjoyed writing for the contest Andrea:-) hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 2/5/2016 8:48:00 AM

This is lovely, flows smoothly and throws light on the owl's habits and traits. (Lovely pictures, too!) gl in the contest. hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 2/5/2016 8:53:00 AM

Thanks Paul - Bob gave me an owl doorstop for my birthday - I have called it 'hoot' lol:-) Just need the warm weather so I can use it:-) hugs Jan xx