Jan Allison Poet Acrostic

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Sign of the Times

So many marriages now end in divorce
Innocent children are hurting of course
Gone are the happier days in their life
Now their parents aren’t husband and wife

One weekend a month the kids spend with their dad
Fighting between their parents often makes them so sad

There are now more couples who do not get wed
Happy to live together, so they stay single instead
Entering into cohabitation nowadays is widespread

Times are changing; commitment is a thing of the past
I see many love affairs; sadly I know they will not last 
Many rush into relationships, why do they take it so fast
Easy to walk away when the rush of love has passed
‘Sanctity of marriage’, its meaning has been trashed

Sign of the times contest
Sponsored by John Hamilton

4/27/18

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Cheryl Hoffman May 27, 2018 at 7:46 AM Belated congrats on an awesome acrostic write Jan; you nailed the sign of the times theme with this take on divorce which is unfortunately so true about couples today! (And how the children get tossed back and forth!)~Che :) Jan Allison May 27, 2018 at 9:14 AM Thanks Che:-) hugs Jan xx

Samuel Otieng May 4, 2018 at 7:32 AM Congratulations on your placement Jan. Your poem speaks the truth. Jan Allison May 4, 2018 at 3:16 PM Thanks Samuel:-) hugs jan xx

John Hamilton May 2, 2018 at 10:30 AM Congrats Jan on a fine placement, divorce is surely a sign of the times! Jan Allison May 2, 2018 at 11:38 AM Thanks for a thought provoking contest John:-) hugs Jan xx

Line Gauthier May 1, 2018 at 10:55 PM An interesting take on the challenge, Jan. Less gloom and doom on a planetary level and more on the effect on children. Well done. Jan Allison May 2, 2018 at 11:38 AM Thanks Line:-) hugs jan xx

Susan Gentry May 1, 2018 at 9:43 PM Back to congratulate you on your placement with this sign of the times acrostic. :) Jan Allison May 2, 2018 at 11:38 AM Thanks Susan:-) hugs Jan xx

Gershon Wolf April 29, 2018 at 8:12 PM Jan, you have reached for, touched and grabbed the truth by its horns. Remarkable acrostic and truly moving. Haven't ever read a better one, as far as I can remember. I hereby award you the gw Blue Ribbon of Excellence...Bravo! gw Jan Allison April 30, 2018 at 3:01 AM Thanks Gershon, thanks for the lovely comment:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y. April 28, 2018 at 10:53 AM Hi Jan, I agree with of your poem. However, if couples stay married for the "wrong" reasons that's not right either. Because at the end of the day kids are smart and they know a "sham" when they see one. It looks like a winner to me. I wish you the best of luck in the contest:-) Alexis Jan Allison April 28, 2018 at 12:38 PM you are so right Alexis it must be a very difficult decision to make:-( hugs Jan

Caren Krutsinger April 28, 2018 at 4:03 AM Here! Here! You are spot on about the sadness of these times, Jan. It's so sad for the children when the parents are not together. I always ask them "what is the best thing that can happen?" Invariably, they say "Less arguing, less fighting, and maybe I'll get more toys out of the deal." Good luck in the contest. This is a really great acoustic. Jan Allison April 28, 2018 at 12:37 PM The children can suffer so much,I'm sure you can see it in your job:-( hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich April 27, 2018 at 8:54 PM oh Jan, I am happy to see another one that is really different. It looks like you got this in by the skin of your teeth, same as me!!! great job. Jan Allison April 28, 2018 at 2:23 AM I enter so few contests now Andrea, I just came up with the idea yesterday, took me an age to type and format 1 handed so i hope to be on the list somewhere probably down the bottom knowing my recent form lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Warren Doll April 27, 2018 at 5:42 PM Jan, great thoughts and expression on such a hurtful subject. I see that I will have stiff competition in the Sign of the Times contest. Warren:) Jan Allison April 27, 2018 at 5:45 PM Thanks Warren:-) i think john will have many different themes for the contest - your stiff competition is quite apt as i have a broken finger which is strapped up for 6 weeks :-( hugs Jan xx

Joyce Johnson April 27, 2018 at 5:11 PM This is sad, so true and well said. Good luck in contest. You just commented on my poem. What does potd mean and where do I find it in Poetry Soup? Jan Allison April 27, 2018 at 5:42 PM www.poetrysoup.com/poem_of_the_day.aspx here is the link Joyce, you got Poem of the Day:-) hugs Jan xx

Susan Gentry April 27, 2018 at 3:59 PM An excellent write on the sign of the times. Should do great in contest. Sorry to hear of your injuries. Praying for speedy and full recovery. Jan Allison April 27, 2018 at 4:06 PM thanks Susan i am trying to comment as best i can:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper April 27, 2018 at 3:51 PM So many children suffer, but it would probably be worse if the parents stayed together ... nicely done Jan <3 Jan Allison April 27, 2018 at 4:06 PM yes i agree Eve its a tough decision to know what to do for the best:-( hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe April 27, 2018 at 2:44 PM I do not see that "commitment is a thing of the past". Not getting married does not necessarily mean a lack of commitment. I know many couples who stayed together, in health and sickness, for decades in a loving, UNmarried, relationship. I don't think the good old days were so good, when women did not have a choice but remain in abusive marriages. Not sure that was great for the kids either. Jan Allison April 27, 2018 at 2:54 PM I agree with you to some degree Agnes I've had friends in long term relationships and never got married and others married and divorced very quickly - we met a lad this week he had 4 children by 4 different women to me that is a definite lack of commitment:-( hugs Jan xx

Carolyn Devonshire April 27, 2018 at 2:19 PM I like the approach you took to this topic, Jan, and I suspect John will too. When one rushes into "love," the emotion can fade quickly. Very sad how this affects children. Hugs, carolyn Jan Allison April 27, 2018 at 2:21 PM Its so sad to see so many relationships end in divorce and I feel so much for the children:-( hugs Jan xx

Charlie Smith April 27, 2018 at 1:29 PM A significantly correct assessment Ms. Jan, best wishes... Jan Allison April 27, 2018 at 1:43 PM It is so sad to see Charlie but this is the way society seems to be going:-( hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen April 27, 2018 at 1:24 PM - I feel sorry for the children - My closest neighbor moved apart - their two children live one week with their father and one week with their mother ... both parents in a new relationship ... (with other children) ... so sad - Lovely written, Jan :) - Luck in the contest - Get well soon - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Jan Allison April 27, 2018 at 1:29 PM Working in schools I saw the emotional impact it had on the children and it often resulted in negative behaviour of course many divorces are amicable and the parents 'get on' for the sake of the children:-) hugs jan xx