Jan Allison Poet Free verse

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Silence Is Broken

I stand at the front of the exam hall, which is in total silence.
Grey desks stretch out in neat rows   - 
they remind me of gravestones in the local cemetery,
with white faced students their unwilling occupants.
The only sounds that can be heard are the pages being turned over
and the scrawling of pens on the paper.

Exam invigilators creep around the room like mice,
their hawk like eyes ensure no one is cheating.

Suddenly a booming fart breaks the silence -
it sounds like a machine gun that has been fired in short staccato blasts.
We can clearly see the perpetrator as his face is as red as a raspberry!
Muffled giggles are stifled and silence is once again restored.

A true story!

Noise Contest
Sponsored by Shadow Hamilton

03~09~17

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Heidi Sands March 19, 2017 at 2:16 PM Congratulations Jan! :) Jan Allison April 8, 2017 at 12:25 PM Thanks Heidi:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 19, 2017 at 1:56 PM Huzzah! Fab write, would expect nothing less ;) congrats! xomo Jan Allison April 8, 2017 at 12:25 PM You are too kind Maureen!:-) hugs Jan xx

Roy Pett March 19, 2017 at 11:53 AM Brilliant poem Jan, I knew it sounded like a winner, so pleased, well deserved, Roy, :) Jan Allison April 8, 2017 at 12:24 PM Thanks so much Roy:-) hugs Jan xx

Charlie Smith March 19, 2017 at 8:25 AM At least it wasn't one of those Sunday school creepers that no one takes credit for, this guy will live in infamy.... congratulations Jan Jan Allison March 19, 2017 at 8:55 AM lol Charlie :-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May March 19, 2017 at 5:53 AM You have passed your exam..Congrats on your win Jan..:-) Jan Allison March 19, 2017 at 8:54 AM ha ha ha:-) hugs Jan xx

Shadow Hamilton March 19, 2017 at 2:51 AM I feel for the poor guy lmao great poem Jan congrats on 3rd hugs Jan Allison March 19, 2017 at 8:54 AM Thanks for a great contest Shadow:-) hugs Jan xx

John Lawless March 14, 2017 at 4:06 PM ...the muffled voice of the gustatorily aggrieved. Jan Allison March 19, 2017 at 8:53 AM lol John:-) hugs Jan xx

James Inman March 13, 2017 at 6:01 AM Funny Jan, but what about the lingering fragrance. Jan Allison March 19, 2017 at 8:53 AM ha ha ha James yes that does tend to hang around long after the initial event lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Joanna Daniel March 12, 2017 at 9:16 AM I never expected the poem to take such a hilarious ending, Jan:) must have been embarrassing for the poor guy!! Jan Allison March 12, 2017 at 10:21 AM Oh you know me and poop poems Jo - I do like to have a twist at the end lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper March 11, 2017 at 8:01 PM Awesome, and hilarious.. did everyone put their heads down so they wouldn't be singled out.. ~* Jan Allison March 12, 2017 at 5:10 AM LOL Eve - the red face and smell gives it away ... its amazing how a noise like that really does reverberate round the room lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Deborah Burch March 11, 2017 at 3:29 PM Oh Jan!! LOL!! This was gas!! Big Hugggs deb (good luck in the contest!!) :) Jan Allison March 11, 2017 at 4:19 PM ha ha ha LOVE that comment Deb:-) hugs Jan xx

Jean Murray March 11, 2017 at 2:55 PM Poor chap. How will he ever live that down? Jan Allison March 11, 2017 at 3:13 PM I can only recall it happening twice since I've been doing the job:-) hugs Jan xx

Tatianna Leachet March 11, 2017 at 9:59 AM This was hilarious and made me laugh a ton :) So embarrassing too Jan Allison March 11, 2017 at 10:01 AM Its only happened about twice since I've been doing the job lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Demetrios Trifiatis March 11, 2017 at 5:34 AM Funny and embarrassing story at the same time dearest Jan! Fortunately it has never happened something like that when I was supervising exams! Your narration and the images in the class are superb! A seven! Many hugs xx! Jan Allison March 11, 2017 at 7:41 AM I have done this job for about ten or more years and its happened a couple of times lol:-) hugs jan xx

Kai Michael Neumann March 11, 2017 at 1:16 AM This is very funny. Did the perpetrator pass the exam? Wishes, Kai Jan Allison March 11, 2017 at 7:42 AM ha ha ha that is a class comment :-) hugs Jan xx

Running Wolves March 10, 2017 at 11:12 PM Oh gawd... that would be totally embarrassing. And most likely an automatic F Jan Allison March 11, 2017 at 7:48 AM lol Robert:-) hugs Jan xx

Maurice Yvonne March 10, 2017 at 8:46 PM Funny? Yes! More important extremely well written. An excellent example of great free verse. A Fav! By the way I have a new poem up if you get a chance I'd love your feedback. Again you display a great ease for free verse. I am very impressed by this write that paints picture after picture to reel us in to the reality of that day. I'm not surprised but definitely in awe of your talent. Jan Allison March 11, 2017 at 7:49 AM You my friend are the master of free verse - me I just write poop lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Lisa Ricci March 10, 2017 at 4:22 PM Hello Jan. Thank you for the smile that this entry brings. I needed that. You wrote with clarity and with anticipation. You have proved noise well and I think you have met the contest requirement. Well done throughout. Good luck with the contest. Jan Allison March 11, 2017 at 7:50 AM Thanks Lisa:-) I hope Shadow likes my take on noise lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Sara Chansarkar March 10, 2017 at 3:33 PM haha, you are so funny Jan! Jan Allison March 11, 2017 at 7:50 AM Glad I made you smile Sara:-) hugs Jan xx

Doug Vinson March 10, 2017 at 3:05 PM Ha! Jan. : ) With no hope of any secrecy, he should have marched rapidly in place. Hey, in for a penny, in for a pound. (Or, in the half-world, in one of his half-lives, was he then just alighting on the deck, having jumped off the yardarm to catch and rip the canvas sail...?) Jan Allison March 11, 2017 at 7:51 AM LOl Doug:-) hugs jan xx

Matthew Anish March 10, 2017 at 2:44 PM Amusing tale you tell. You cannot control all of the bodily functions all the time! Peace & Love Matthew Anish Jan Allison March 11, 2017 at 7:52 AM True Matthew and in an almost silent room the effects are quite dramatic lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Roy Pett March 10, 2017 at 9:35 AM Absolutely brilliant Jan, good luck in contest, sounds like a winner to me. Jan Allison March 11, 2017 at 7:52 AM ha ha ha :-) hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe March 9, 2017 at 10:07 PM Priceless! Good luck in the contest, Jan. Jan Allison March 10, 2017 at 9:33 AM Glad you enjoyed my poem Agnes - I do try and find humour in most things and we have had this happen several times over the course of the exam season:-) hugs Jan xx

Edward Mccall March 9, 2017 at 6:33 PM Jan that poem is hilarious I love it to my favs it goes. Jan Allison March 10, 2017 at 9:32 AM Thanks Edward - it is a job I adore doing and these things do happen occasionally:-) hugs Jan xx

CayCay Godwin March 9, 2017 at 5:47 PM An awkward moment - when laughter must be suppressed, awkward shows up in a mess! What is left to say about noise after THE noise has been mentioned? A great sharing, Jan - an amusement generator. Hugs ... CayCay Jan Allison March 9, 2017 at 5:54 PM The memory of the noise lingers in the air lol:-) hugs Jan xx

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