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I wrote the poem then found this image which fitted perfectly!

Seven swarthy swimmers Sailboard so silently Surfing stormy seas 31st July 2016

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Vladislav Raven

Date: 8/5/2016 7:50:00 AM

Hi Jan, love the alliteration, the content and the vision. Also an excellent picture to go with it. The picture and the words fit together brilliantly. Just excellent Jan. Hugs....Mike. XX. A seven for the vision.

Jan Allison
Date: 8/7/2016 4:11:00 PM

Many thanks Mike:-) It took less than a minute to write I woke with the words in my head:-) hugs Jan xx

Stephen Pennell

Date: 8/4/2016 7:07:00 AM

superb :-)

Jan Allison
Date: 8/4/2016 8:24:00 AM

Thanks Stephen - I woke with the words in my head, leapt out of bed and wrote the poem in a minute:-) hugs Jan xx

Mike Hauser

Date: 8/1/2016 2:44:00 PM

Nice!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/1/2016 6:20:00 PM

Thanks Mike:-) hugs jan xx

Tim Smith

Date: 8/1/2016 10:44:00 AM

Suffering succotash !! Sweet serenade !!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/1/2016 11:25:00 AM

Thanks Tim:-) hugs Jan xx

M. L. Kiser

Date: 7/31/2016 10:17:00 PM

Excellent, I love it!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/1/2016 3:16:00 AM

Thanks ML:-) hugs Jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 7/31/2016 5:53:00 PM

love that alliteration, jan! great job!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2016 5:55:00 PM

Took less than a minute to write - I woke up with it in my head:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/31/2016 5:42:00 PM

good one!! Jan, I had the perfect picture that went with my poem i want to post soon But now when I look for it in images, it is not coming up with the other summer pictures. it's driving me crazy!!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2016 5:55:00 PM

I copy the pic onto my poem when I save it on word or save the image address or save the page in my favourites:-) hugs Jan xx

Casarah Nance

Date: 7/31/2016 5:34:00 PM

Makes me want to go to the beach! :)

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2016 5:37:00 PM

Thanks Cas:-) hugs jan xxx

Kim Merryman

Date: 7/31/2016 5:28:00 PM

Fantastic alliteration, Jan! Kind of a tongue twister. How cool that you found that picture to match it. Blessings!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2016 5:37:00 PM

I bounded out of bed to write it Kim was in my head when i woke up - when I found the picture this afternoon it fitted perfectly:-) hugs Jan xx

Harry Horsman

Date: 7/31/2016 3:24:00 PM

Hi, Jan, amazing poetry, and so clever too...took nearly 10 minutes to post this comment, my soup is so bad today...

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2016 3:29:00 PM

Thanks for the lovely comment Harry I bounced out of bed with these few words in my head - love it when inspiration hits me like that:-) My internet connection can be dodgy Harry especially in the last few days:-( hugs jan xx

Arthur Vaso

Date: 7/31/2016 3:23:00 PM

Does one of them drown at some point? :) great write!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2016 3:26:00 PM

No surfers were injured during the writing of this poem lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Lu Loo

Date: 7/31/2016 2:09:00 PM

aha! Perfect picture! :)-luloo

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2016 2:10:00 PM

Thanks LuLoo:-) hugs jan xxx

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 7/31/2016 1:46:00 PM

My goodness, what a perfect Alliteration! A seven dear, Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2016 1:50:00 PM

Thanks Demetrios:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 7/31/2016 1:08:00 PM

Hi Jan, You penned a good Alliteration and the picture complimented it very well:-) Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2016 1:21:00 PM

Thanks Alexis - I thought of this just as I got out of bed this morning and dashed to write it down before the lines went from my brain:-) hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 7/31/2016 12:46:00 PM

- Nerves of steel ...... I never dared :) - Great written, Jan - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2016 1:06:00 PM

Nor me Anne Lise - there is a lovely bay on the Island and it is always busy with the tide is right - but the waves aren't as dramatic as those in the picture lol:-) hugs jan xx

Ronald Kent

Date: 7/31/2016 8:38:00 AM

The art work goes well with this fine little write.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2016 12:03:00 PM

Thanks Ronald:-) hugs jan xx