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My original poem called my_lockdown_holiday_1249882 has been enhanced and edited, its for a contest on our Island, We have 4 contests over the next 4 weeks each with a different theme, this first theme is Home (during covid 19 lockdown).

I adore our beautiful island in the middle of the Irish Sea. And since we've entered lockdown, there’s no other place I’d rather be. All my travel plans were cancelled, so I’m enjoying a super staycation, and my lovely little bungalow is a perfectly natural destination. I often visit ‘Casa Del Back Garden.’ It’s a picturesque place, I must say. I love to potter about in my greenhouse. For safety sake, it’s at home we must stay. Despite us being on lockdown we’ve got ample food to eat, and I get creative in ‘Gran Kitchena,’ where I can cook up a real tasty treat. I miss seeing my friends and family, but we contact each other by zoom, and we can chat away quite freely from the comfort of our own living room. My holiday doesn’t ‘Costa Fortuna’ as lockdown rules mean we cannot roam, so I created my own virtual vacation, but in truth... there’s no place like home! 02/02/21

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Susan Lawrence

Date: 2/8/2021 9:23:00 AM

Jan ... I am seeing your beautiful home and smelling the cooking in your Gran Kitchena ! It all sounds wonderfully delightful and safe and fun to boot ! I love your style and your storytelling ability . Enjoy your peaceful Island and stay safe ! All best wishes to you. Congrats on your winning ! Susan :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/9/2021 2:41:00 PM

we are SO lucky to be out of lockdown once again, we have very strict border rules in place, 2 new cases this week but both in isolation so its not in the community and long may it stay this way:-) hugs jan xx

Sam Kauffman

Date: 2/7/2021 10:50:00 AM

Your wonderful, lively humor and creativity just sparkle and jump of the page, Jan. Congratulations on your win! hugs and gratitude for your positive spirit!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/9/2021 2:40:00 PM

thanks Sam, it bombed in the local contest but never mind:-) hugs jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 2/6/2021 8:15:00 AM

Hi Jan, I'm just coming back to say congratulations on your win. Enjoy your weekend:-) Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 2/7/2021 9:43:00 AM

Thanks Alexis, keep on writing my friend you are an awesome poet:-) hugs jan xx

Robert Andrew Lyle

Date: 2/5/2021 9:59:00 AM

looks like a winner to me Jan there is no place like Home, Dorothy was right. I certainly miss my roots and family still living in Ireland. Long may your Island stay Covid free

Jan Allison
Date: 2/7/2021 9:42:00 AM

Thanks Andrew i will be up against stiff competition in the contest at home so i am happy with a contest win on soup:-) hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 2/3/2021 11:41:00 PM

I loved this creative cheery poem Jan. I hope it is a top winner in the contest. I am putting it into my faves. I hope the site doesn’t crash again! I am I am sure that your home island is very beautiful. I would love to visit one day. I agree there is no place like home! Blessings xxoo

Jan Allison
Date: 2/7/2021 9:41:00 AM

i managed to get the entry into the contest... they didn't say you couldn't have apostrophes in the title:-) hugs jan xx

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 2/3/2021 9:20:00 PM

Hello Jan … what a great poem indeed. You’re right; there’s no place like home and as you wrote, even a holiday - thanks again Jan - Lindsay

Jan Allison
Date: 2/7/2021 9:40:00 AM

if we have to have 'staycations for the next couple of years so be it:-) hugs jan xx

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 2/3/2021 12:51:00 PM

Oh, I hope this wonderful poem is a winner in your island nation's contest, Jan. Very clever (and witty) how you gave parts of your property exotic names. Would love to see your greenhouse! Enjoyed very much. Hugs, Carolyn

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2021 4:28:00 PM

There is an awful lot of poetic licence lol my greenhouse hasnt been touched in months, i must start to get seeds planted but the weather is unpredictable with lots of rain and storms we are not doing anything in it at the moment. I finally managed to submit the poem into the local contest I would love it to win and will keep you posted but the competition will be stiff :-) hugs Jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2021 3:03:00 PM

Akkina Downing

Date: 2/3/2021 6:08:00 AM

Your beautiful poem flows perfectly, Jan. This pandemic needs to go away. Wishing you best :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2021 2:57:00 PM

thanks Akkina:-) hugs jan xx

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 2/2/2021 7:50:00 PM

I long for the sea! An island sounds wonderful! My kitchen has been abuzz since covid started.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2021 1:13:00 AM

Our government made a wise decision of basically closing the border to all but essential workers and for compassionate grounds and once again we are out of lockdown:-) hugs jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 2/2/2021 6:06:00 PM

Beautifully penned Jan, best wishes

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2021 1:12:00 AM

Thanks Joseph:-) hugs jan xx

Juliet Ligon

Date: 2/2/2021 4:29:00 PM

This flows very nicely with playful exotic phrases and great details that make lockdown seem enticing.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2021 1:10:00 AM

thank you Juliet!!! That was the exact way I wanted to portray home as somewhere exotic with names like holiday destinations, you've made my day:-) hugs jan xx

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 2/2/2021 4:26:00 PM

That’s so lovely Jan, there really is no place like home and your home sounds wonderful on the beautiful Isle of Man. As you say friends and family are only a phone call or a zoom away. A delightful read, best wishes for the contests. Hugs, Belle :-) xx

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2021 1:10:00 AM

we are so lucky Belle came out of lockdown on Monday but we can't let our guard down!:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 2/2/2021 4:24:00 PM

Let's keep that poem going (the way the lockdown keeps going. haha) Good one, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2021 1:09:00 AM

we came out of lockdown again on Monday and apart from the border policy life is back to 'normal' we will go out on saturday night and also to a Valentine's event - not that we 'do' valentines but we love the group that are playing at the function:-) hugs janxx

Jcb Brul

Date: 2/2/2021 3:16:00 PM

Wow!! This poem glows like satin...very smooth..I love how you make it more fun with rhymes..Lockdown will not be an issue of we really want o To connect with loved ones..and there are so many ways to overcome its chaos...you did it well in this brilliant piece, Jan..

Jan Allison
Date: 2/3/2021 1:07:00 AM

thanks JCB:-) some of the poem is fact some fiction but I try and bring a light hearted air to soup:-) hugs jan xx

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 2/2/2021 12:33:00 PM

People who love time spent at home can sure relate to this lovely poem, Jan. Your poem looks like a winner to me. Good luck, my friend.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2021 12:40:00 PM

I think it will have tough competition with the local poetry community but it was such fun to update and edit a poem i wrote last year:-) hugs jan xx

David Kavanagh

Date: 2/2/2021 12:28:00 PM

I think your poem will be very well received Jan, really is excellent, the nuances and word plays are so clever, are you out of lockdown now, if so must be a great boost to your morale, we’re in it here, till at least Easter, cheers David

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2021 4:38:00 PM

oh i adore Dublin have been about 5 times but it got so expensive to stay but i hope to go back again one day, the Irish are so friendly, 'costa lotto lol wonder if he'd won the lottery lol:-) hugs jan xx

David Kavanagh
Date: 2/2/2021 12:50:00 PM

I hope you make the deadline be a shame to miss out over, connection issues, some guy not far from where I live in Dublin, got a huge extension it’s even bigger than his house, the name over the gate (Costa Lotto) your poem reminded me, cheers David

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2021 12:39:00 PM

Thanks for the lovely comment David, we may be out of lockdown but we can't let our guard down and restrictions will remain in place. I intend to try and enter the local contest for each of the 4 themes... not sure if they have received this one, i hope so as I am so pleased with it especially the word play on holiday locations:-) hugs jan xx

Charlotte Puddifoot

Date: 2/2/2021 12:24:00 PM

well i'm quite a homebody jan, don't understand people who get bored at home, there's always so much to do! hope this does well for you in the contest :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2021 12:37:00 PM

Thanks Charlotte, got to say at the moment we are covid free once again and there really is no place like our island home:-) hugs jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 2/2/2021 12:21:00 PM

great poem, jan! your home sounds like a wonderful place to be but i think so much of home is within our hearts because i'm very contented in my one-bedroom apartment in manhattan (which i know would definitely not be the case for most people)...

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2021 12:37:00 PM

Home is where the heart is an the island is my forever home, if it is another couple of years before we can travel then so be it, but we are now out of lockdown for the second time since covid hit our island. I couldn't live in a huge city now am too used to Island life, but each to their own preference,many would find our Island boring after a while lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 2/2/2021 12:13:00 PM

Home sweet home. I have got used to staying alone at home now. ~ ~

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2021 12:34:00 PM

Yes us too Victor and now lockdown has ended for us we still won't be rushing to socialise again:-) hugs jan xx

Judy Ball

Date: 2/2/2021 11:44:00 AM

Love the upbeat feel of this one., Jan. In truth there really is no place like home. I love sitting in my garden swing enjoying my garden too. However here in Canada that isn't possible right now due to the cold. Nice job. God Bless, JB

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2021 11:47:00 AM

We have terribly stormy conditions at the moment. i am nesting like a bird lol-) hugs jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 2/2/2021 11:40:00 AM

WoW! Jan, You have managed to a have great attitude in your situation. It sounds like you have a beautiful home, garden, and island. Thanks for sharing such a “ Staycation.” Best wishes in your local contest. Have a great day:-) Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2021 11:46:00 AM

after lock down eased last year we were encouraged not to travel off tje Island and to have 'staycations' i just wanted to have fun with the contest 'home' theme and used a poem from last year which has been updated and edited:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 2/2/2021 11:39:00 AM

I suspect you'll be in the money with this one! Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2021 11:45:00 AM

I suspect there will be stiff competition, and i do not know if my entry has even been received as i got a system error and I've not yet had a reply to my email asking for assistance, i sent the them poem via e mail and screen shot the form they had sent, not sure if this will be ok:-( hugs Jan xx

Robert Pettit

Date: 2/2/2021 10:59:00 AM

Very well written. Just like all of the other material I have seen from you.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2021 11:02:00 AM

You are too kind Robert, I prefer to write humourous poems but had to rein back a little with this one as its for a cash contest at home:-) hugs jan xx

Vijay Pandit

Date: 2/2/2021 10:04:00 AM

Much beauty and serenity in the place you call home. Not many can claim a sanctuary in their surroundings--wonderfully you have a painted your days at home. Win BIG, Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2021 10:45:00 AM

We are SO lucky Vijay as from yesterday we are once again covid free and life is pretty much back to normal except for travel restrictions:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 2/2/2021 9:57:00 AM

So true Jan, there's no place like home, and i read your lifting the restrictions from today. Hopefully a bit of normality, but keep the doors shut, read also the new variant is mutating, will it ever end. Good luck in local contest. Tom

Jan Allison
Date: 2/2/2021 10:44:00 AM

We are free not to wear masks and not distance but its hard to get out of the routine when out walking. The border is closed except for key workers etc etc and definitely not to jet ski romeos... i hope he gets a long exclusion order as he put the whole Island in jeopardy:-( hugs jan xx