Jan Allison Poet Rhyme

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The 'Tress'Passer

I have a constant itch upon my head
So I scratch it with my finger
At night I head upstairs to bed
But the itching continues to linger

I scratched my head till early morn
and I tossed and turned all night
My head was itching; I felt so forlorn
Something definitely wasn't quite right

I checked my hair and started screaming
When I discovered a little head louse
It’d laid its eggs when I was dreaming 
I want to hide myself away in my house!

I lotion my scalp, damned nits are minuscule
Then I comb hundreds of eggs from my hair
Guess I’ve caught them from the kids at school 
BUT I’M THEIR TEACHER – IT JUST ISN’T FAIR!

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Pure Fiction write .. but I can't stop itching since I wrote this!

02~22~17

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Charlie Smith March 11, 2017 at 9:57 AM Back to congratulate you Jan... Jan Allison March 14, 2017 at 12:10 PM Thanks so much Charlie:-) hugs Jan xx

Sara Chansarkar March 8, 2017 at 8:34 AM Haha, only you can a poem with such a funny ending,Jan!Congrats! Jan Allison March 8, 2017 at 5:08 PM Thanks Sara I did have fun with this one:-) hugs Jan xx

Pandita Sietesantos March 6, 2017 at 9:10 AM Just swinging back, my friend to congratulate you on a wonderful, well-deserved win! A-7! Hugs. Pandita Jan Allison March 7, 2017 at 5:24 PM Thanks Pandita:-) hugs Jan xx

Darren White March 6, 2017 at 1:20 AM EEEEWWWW, I hate those, can you imagine them being in my long afro hair? Congratulations :) Jan Allison March 6, 2017 at 1:22 AM Eww and can you imagine working with a kid whose hair is alive and moving by itself :-( they used to have a school nit nurse then they got stopped many years ago with cut backs - grr am scratching again now:-( hugs Jan xx

Joanna Daniel March 5, 2017 at 8:02 AM Lice can be quite troublesome, Jan:) I loved that last line, though the picture made me go yikes :) congratulations on your win:) Jan Allison March 5, 2017 at 8:48 AM I itch every time someone comments Jo lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May March 5, 2017 at 7:35 AM A winning itch...Congrats Jan Jan Allison March 5, 2017 at 7:38 AM lol Thanks Joseph:-) hugs Jan xx

Cheryl Hoffman March 5, 2017 at 7:23 AM This poem left me itching to congratulate you! Congrats on a great witty write!~hugs~Che :) Jan Allison March 5, 2017 at 7:24 AM LOl Cheryl I start to scratch every time I read it and see that pic:-) hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe March 5, 2017 at 7:15 AM Congrats on your win with this wonderfully itchy poem! Jan Allison March 5, 2017 at 7:24 AM Thanks Agnes:-) I itch every time I see the pic and poem lol:-) I am delighted to be on the winners list:-) hugs Jan xx

Maurice Yvonne February 24, 2017 at 4:55 PM A great take on the contest. You are so creative. The write flows beautifully and the rhyme is unstrained. I loved it. A Fav! Jan Allison February 24, 2017 at 5:18 PM LOL It makes me itch every time anyone comments on it lol:-) thanks my friend:-) hugs Jan xx

Pandita Sietesantos February 24, 2017 at 10:19 AM Hi Jan, okay this is sooooo funny! While I have never had to deal with these pests, I know people who were literally besieged by an army of lice and of course I kept my distance! Enjoyed this humorous piece. Definitely a winner! Hugs. Pandita Jan Allison February 24, 2017 at 10:36 AM My son had nits when he was in primary school - I worked in school for 16 years and was lucky to never get them. but I did work with children who did have them and it was most disconcerting as you could see them crawling in their hair:-( eww it is making me itchy:-( hugs jan xx

Roy Pett February 23, 2017 at 5:21 AM Love your poem Jan but hate the little blighters that it's about, great theme for contest good luck, Roy. Jan Allison February 23, 2017 at 5:32 AM Gee I've start to scratch the minute I see that pic and the poem lol I have never had nits not even as a child:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen February 23, 2017 at 3:10 AM - I get the itch just by reading it, Jan :))) - Luck in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Jan Allison February 23, 2017 at 5:32 AM Me too Anne Lise I almost hope not to get comments lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Carol B. February 22, 2017 at 9:29 PM Lol, This creeps me out :) Jan Allison February 23, 2017 at 5:33 AM It makes me itch!:-( hugs Jan xx

Charlie Smith February 22, 2017 at 7:55 PM This was discusstingly good Jan... Jan Allison February 23, 2017 at 5:33 AM I hope Shadow likes it lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Daniel Turner February 22, 2017 at 7:48 PM This is disgustingly funny, Jan. The power of suggestion. Lol Jan Allison February 23, 2017 at 5:34 AM I am reading the comments in one batch so i don't scratch all day lol:-) hugs jan xx

Lynn Marie February 22, 2017 at 7:15 PM ..this makes me squirm :-) they say all critters have purpose but I'm not sure these do, they are awful for children and a nightmare to rid of at home. I do like how well written this is, You have captured the feelings with humour and facts, no easy feat for this topic :-) Excellent writing Jan! My best to you in the contest. blessings, lynn Jan Allison February 23, 2017 at 5:35 AM I can't imagine one useful thing headlice do apart from provide a huge income for the manufacturers of the products used to get rid of them lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe February 22, 2017 at 5:59 PM arrgh. Glad it is fiction. I love how you give these so not funny creatures a humorous spin. Good luck in the contest. Jan Allison February 22, 2017 at 6:08 PM I itch every time I read the poem lol - the pic is just off the web - I remember when I did my nursery nursing training one of the girls actually sellotaped a dead louse in her health folder - I was amazed to see it - ugh I am itching again:-( hugs and itches lol:-) jan xx Agnes Krampe February 22, 2017 at 6:00 PM Oh, and how did you find the awful picture? I am starting to itch, too.

Chris Green February 22, 2017 at 5:21 PM This was really lice Jan....oops, I mean nice. :) Funny, the soup validation code for this comment is...RUN. Jan Allison February 22, 2017 at 5:26 PM ha ha ha Chris I love some of the captchas I have had I wish we could copy them lol - gee i can't stop itching and I've never had nits even though I worked in a school for 16 years:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith February 22, 2017 at 5:15 PM Yikes....we had it once...not good bag everything...quit sharing bathing caps at the spa : ) Jan Allison February 22, 2017 at 5:19 PM I'm glad to say I never got nits when I worked at school as a support assistant but I did work with kids whose hair was literally alive and on one occassion I had to kill the lice that dropped off and were crawling on the desk - they got rid of the nit nurse years ago - eww I am itching now as I type:-( hugs Jan xx