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you conquered cancer I discovered poetry - we’re both truly blessed! Today is the 4th anniversary of my husband’s cancer surgery. On 25th November 2013 I wrote ‘Splendid Isolation’, which was the first poem I’d written since my childhood. I’ve come a long way with my poetry since I wrote that poem but it’s one poem I would never edit. https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/splendid_isolation_543657 25th November 2017

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Viv Wigley

Date: 11/27/2017 6:07:00 AM

A super senryu for a celebration, Jan, you both deserve it. Long life, Viv x

Jan Allison
Date: 11/27/2017 6:09:00 AM

Thanks Viv, 25th November 2013 certainly changed our lives in so many ways, hubby is doing fine and I'm still churning out the poems :-) hugs jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 11/26/2017 2:02:00 PM

- Yes, both are blessed - I'm so happy for you both ! - hugs & love // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 11/26/2017 2:08:00 PM

I would never have thought my husband's cancer would bring me such joy Anne Lise! Maybe I was always destined to write poetry as it is in my mother's side of the family, but it just took the cancer to kick start me writing my first poem:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso

Date: 11/26/2017 1:20:00 AM

I liked this and the quote by Robert Frost, sadly some do not appreciate both your poem and Robert Frosts words! Some dont get Choka either what can we do?

Jan Allison
Date: 11/26/2017 6:12:00 AM

Oh I'm sure they read my every word in case I mention the 's' word lol lol and Frost would give them an icy reception lol:-) hugs jan xx

Line Gauthier

Date: 11/25/2017 12:16:00 PM

Happy anniversary. Congrats on the immense strength through your journeys, together and individually.

Jan Allison
Date: 11/25/2017 12:18:00 PM

We work as a team Line and that is what will get us through good and bad days:-) hugs jan xx

John Gondolf

Date: 11/25/2017 10:25:00 AM

Jan, I had to compose myself after reading 'Splendid Isolation', congrats and best wishes to you and your husband. And I must say that I think the Poetry Soup community is blessed that you discovered poetry as well. Your poems and comments always brighten my day! John

Jan Allison
Date: 11/25/2017 10:33:00 AM

Thanks so much for reading that poem. It would benefit from editing, but that was my first poem and was written from the heart at the most difficult day of my married life and I will never change a word of it. Being in the 'mixed' accommodation was horrid and when I checked out I suggested they made it single sex - they said they'd never thought of it before! I would lock my bedroom door dash to the kitchen put my meal in the microwave dash back to the room and then dash back when it was ready. It was so so stressful. I wrote a few poems a friend posted them on FB and another lady I knew kept telling me to join soup, but it took a month of 'badgering' before I plucked up courage to post:-) hugs jan xx

Dale Gregory Cozart

Date: 11/25/2017 10:01:00 AM

Awesome! Congratulations!

Jan Allison
Date: 11/25/2017 10:08:00 AM

Starting to write poetry has been the best thing ever as it's got me through the most difficult period of my life and I have a hobby I love and I've 'met' some wonderful people from across the globe.:-) hugs jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 11/25/2017 8:50:00 AM

jan - i'm so happy that this worked out so well for the two of you! silver lining, indeed...

Jan Allison
Date: 11/25/2017 10:05:00 AM

If anyone had told me I'd be writing, performing and loving poetry I would have said 'no way' as i hated it when i was at school ... now I can't stop:-) hugs jan xx