Jan Allison Poet Sonnet

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Quote found after the poem was written, but I think it fits the poem perfectly!

Scary First Meeting

I wore my pretty pink dress; you told me
I looked quite divine. Nervously I walk
through the door, your ma wails like a banshee,
but I clear my dry throat and try to talk.

A spotlight shines brightly over my head -
it's just like an interrogation! Quick
questions fired like bullets fill me with dread;
I want to run from the room and be sick

Your mother is a monster! I pity
you; and loathe the way she silenced your dad!
Please come and live with me in the city
or move into your own bachelor pad

One day she could be my mother in law,
I must zip my lip, or it could be war!

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Sonnet – 10 syllables per line, Scary theme chosen 

07-22-17

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Arthur Vaso September 3, 2017 at 7:45 PM This is hilarious!! oh and true!!! Jan Allison September 4, 2017 at 4:06 AM I had fun with the theme lol:-)

Gregory Richard Barden August 16, 2017 at 3:11 AM Yikes! This reminds me of a frighteningly similar situation I had once ... penned so wonderfully! I love it, and congrats, Jan - you are so good with "ink and paper", my friend! ;-) <3 Jan Allison August 16, 2017 at 3:17 AM aww Cheers Greg - looks like you had a lucky escape!:-) hugs jan xx

Eve Roper August 15, 2017 at 7:55 PM Back to congratulate you on your win ~* Jan Allison August 16, 2017 at 2:53 AM Thanks Eve:-) hugs jan xx

Nette Onclaud August 15, 2017 at 2:46 PM whoot!... sweet congrats on your award, jan.. soupie later!..huggs Jan Allison August 15, 2017 at 2:47 PM Thanks Nette:-) hugs jan xx

Dale Gregory Cozart August 15, 2017 at 1:03 PM Congrats, Jan, on your win! Jan Allison August 15, 2017 at 1:04 PM Cheers Dale:-) hugs jan xx

Jean Murray July 26, 2017 at 3:53 PM The mother in law from hell? You figured how to outwit her well Jan. Jan Allison July 26, 2017 at 5:42 PM I will say nothing about my late MIL lol... but some folks are a great source of inspiration lol:-) hugs jan xx

Pat Adams July 23, 2017 at 9:12 PM I like this. Funny in a scary sort of way. Kind of a crap shoot what you get!! Good rhyme as all the time. 80] RPA Jan Allison July 24, 2017 at 8:31 AM Cheers Roger:-) hugs Jan xx

White Wolf July 23, 2017 at 8:07 PM I'll remember that anagram! Great sonnet, Jan! Jan Allison July 23, 2017 at 8:09 PM ha ha ha WW yes its fun isn't it I found the quote after I wrote the poem but I thought it was perfect:-) hugs jan xx

M. L. Kiser July 23, 2017 at 4:10 PM Ooh, that's rough. Great sonnet though. Jan Allison July 23, 2017 at 4:18 PM I am not a fan of the sonnet form but I thought I would try for the contest:-) pure fiction write thankfully:-) hugs Jan xx

Charlie Smith July 23, 2017 at 9:38 AM If you follow a fat kid home you usually meet a fat parent. So, beware... Good write Jan, best wishes. Jan Allison July 23, 2017 at 4:05 PM Cheers Charlie:-) just written for the contest not from experience:-) hugs Jan xx

Tahira Parveen July 23, 2017 at 8:35 AM Mother's in law Jan, mine was in a another country, yet heard its roar over here. thankfully not around anymore and him...lol :) Jan Allison July 23, 2017 at 4:05 PM Thankfully mine is a fiction write but i know other's can relate:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper July 22, 2017 at 11:50 PM wonderful write, I do not believe in the idea if you marry the person you are love with his the only one in your heart not the family.... Jan Allison August 15, 2017 at 12:50 PM Thanks so much Eve sorry i missed replying before:-( hugs jan xx

Nette Onclaud July 22, 2017 at 9:33 PM when you marry someone , you marry his whole family.. lol, jan, love the humor about'outlaws' here.. finely !.. huggs Jan Allison August 15, 2017 at 12:51 PM Thanks Nette sorry I missed replying before:-) hugs jan xx

Alfred Berggren July 22, 2017 at 1:15 PM Maybe she be nicer to you when she gets to know you better. You think? Jan Allison July 22, 2017 at 3:15 PM who knows Alfred - thankfully it is a fiction write for a contest but I guess there are some real dragons out there:-) hugs Jan xx

Lim'Rik Flats July 22, 2017 at 9:44 AM So sonnets can be silly too? (Well, at your house anyway;-) Docile dad... or deaf! Fun one!!! huggasnorkles ~ j Meet my mummy, she's not scary//Just cute fangs, a little hairy//You will love her//but kid glove 'er//should we ever marry. Jan Allison July 22, 2017 at 3:17 PM Well I am not a sonnet fan so any I write would be deemed silly lol I don't do romance so humour it is:-) love your limerick response lol hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen July 22, 2017 at 9:00 AM - .... glad I was not in your shoes, Jan :) -Fun to read :) - Luck in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Jan Allison July 22, 2017 at 3:17 PM Pure fiction for the contest:-) hugs Jan xx

Heidi Sands July 22, 2017 at 8:44 AM Wow Very well expressed with this one Jan. Straight to the point :) Jan Allison July 22, 2017 at 3:17 PM Thanks Heidi:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane July 22, 2017 at 8:23 AM Tim says to take the high road, but I'd take any road that leads away from that scary woman. I see trouble ahead if she gets into that marriage bed. RUN! Jan Allison July 22, 2017 at 8:33 AM I bailed out of one relationship Lin - he had the mother from hell and I wasn't catholic which didn't help matters further lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith July 22, 2017 at 8:18 AM Yes, take the high road... you'll have plenty of time to talk about her later when she is gone. Who knows she might just be overprotective of her boy...but I doubt it...lol Jan Allison July 22, 2017 at 8:32 AM Oh I went out with a guy this Tim in fact we nearly got engaged lol but she would have been the mother in law from hell and I bailed out. He couldn't make a decision without consulting his mother:-( hugs Jan xx