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Trying Something New

A baby elephant arrived at my door,
I invited her in; having guests I adore.
Clutched in her trunk was a purple petunia,
I stifled a giggle; she looked very peculiar!

Swinging her trunk, she request some lunch,
I said “I don’t have much for you to munch”
Still, I ventured into my diminutive kitchen,
engrossed on an elephant feeding mission.
	
Sadly all my kitchen cupboards were bare,
and I couldn’t locate any jumbo sized fare.
Talullah then proffered six cans of tuna fish,
I found this bizarre, it was quite ludicrous!

She produced ten packs of dried spaghetti,
it appears small elephants are ever ready!
I cooked the spaghetti, piled it up in a dish,
she gobbled the lot and declared it delish!

Talullah requested if she could use the john,
and plodded to the toilet with great aplomb.
I hate to sound mean but she wasn’t petite
her bum wrecked my toilet and split the seat!

Trying something new Contest
Sponsored by Nina Parmenter

aplomb, john
spaghetti, every ready
tuna fish, ludicrous
kitchen, mission
petunia, peculiar



10/22/18

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Gregory Richard Barden Date: 11/5/2018 1:53:00 AM LOL - when I need a smile, I know I can come to your page and DEPEND on it - this is delightfully funny and witty - love it! Blessings and best wishes, Jan - congratulations on your superb win in Nina's challenging contest, my friend, keep up the excellent work! :-) <3 Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 11/5/2018 5:35:00 AM I do surprise people with the occasional serious poem too but I do try and raise a smile if I can:-) Hugs Jan xx

Line Gauthier Date: 10/27/2018 12:15:00 PM Congrats on your top win, Jan. Sounds so convincing. This is based on true events, right? A delightfully charming read. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/27/2018 1:07:00 PM haha of course its based on truth with a lot of poetic licence:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 10/27/2018 11:37:00 AM Back with congratulations! :) xomo Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/27/2018 1:06:00 PM thanks Mo:-) hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 10/25/2018 12:31:00 PM You whipped those challenging words into a wonderful cake Jan! Delightful! : ) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/25/2018 1:02:00 PM Thanks Connie it was a fun challenge:-) hugs Jan xx

Viv Wigley Date: 10/24/2018 9:09:00 PM Excellent, jan, well bolted together, good luck Viv x Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/25/2018 10:26:00 AM Cheers Mr Viv. I don't enter many premiere contests but thought I would give it a try for Nina's contest:-) hugs Jan xx

M. L. Kiser Date: 10/23/2018 5:43:00 PM Whoa...but, I'd've no doubt, done the same and had to replace my toilet seat too. A great and hilarious piece of work. I had no idea that elephants would eat tuna fish. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/23/2018 6:19:00 PM Amazing what a fertile imagination can come up with lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Janice Canerdy Date: 10/23/2018 5:19:00 PM Delightfully whimsical, Jan! Janice Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/23/2018 5:21:00 PM Thanks Janice:-) hugs Jan xx

Vladislav Raven Date: 10/23/2018 8:05:00 AM Hi Jan, as always, I now have the giggles. For fun and creativity alone this has to be a fave. You do know how to write them and long may you do so. You bring laughter every day. This is another excellent write from your pen. Still giggling. You have such a creative mind. This reads like a winner to me Jan. Have a wonderful Tuesday. Hugs....Mike. XX Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/23/2018 8:22:00 AM I try and write with humour when I can Mike and particularly enjoy writing simple poems like this which would be fun for children to read:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper Date: 10/22/2018 11:12:00 PM Wonderful poem, Jan, <3 Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/23/2018 8:21:00 AM Thanks Eve:-) hugs Jan xx

Gershon Wolf Date: 10/22/2018 9:53:00 PM So imaginative, Jan! What a story. Giggles everywhere! Loved it. Gershon Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/23/2018 8:19:00 AM Thanks so much GW:-) hugs jan xx

Arthur Vaso Date: 10/22/2018 8:27:00 PM Awesome Jan! You are making poetry great again just like me!!!! I have always said you can write such a diverse range of poetry, the talent of a true poet. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/23/2018 8:19:00 AM aww thanks Art:-) some folks think I write about poop too much but at least I write about it and don't just write a load of crap lol At least my poems are simple and easy to understand:-) hugs Jan xx

Laura Leiser Date: 10/22/2018 7:52:00 PM Your poem is so whimsical and darling, Jan! Loved it! Good luck in the contest :) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/23/2018 8:17:00 AM Thanks Laura it was fun to write:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich Date: 10/22/2018 6:50:00 PM the ending is hilarious, Jan. THis is the contest I most need to get ready for since it is filling up fast. You had some great near rhymes in there which I hope she accepts for the funny rhymes she mentioned. I loved the tuna fish with ludicrous (ludicrish!!) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/22/2018 7:15:00 PM I found it REALLY hard to do the near rhyme - doubt it will place as its a premiere but i had fun writing for the contest:-) hugs jan xx

Gordon Mcconnell Date: 10/22/2018 2:58:00 PM Super piece Jan, so pleased it overcame the glitch, really enjoyed this one, Blessings,Gordon Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/22/2018 7:14:00 PM Thanks Gordon, i always save my work on word so waited a day to see if the glitch could be overcome and the poem would re-appear but I posted it again today:-) hugs jan xx

Michelle Faulkner Date: 10/22/2018 2:20:00 PM Love Talullah the elephant - very whimsical (though maybe not inside the john!) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/22/2018 7:01:00 PM lol Michelle, hopefully the poem will never come true:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 10/22/2018 12:45:00 PM - A really sweet elephant, Jan - Next time she arrived at your door, you serve food in the garden ... and the elephant can use the bushes to the neighbor ... when it must be done :) - I love this fun story :) - Luck in the contest, Jan :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/22/2018 3:40:00 PM Thanks Anne Lise:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham Date: 10/22/2018 12:29:00 PM Haha youve changed the elephant, I had the same problem couldn't remember where I got my original pic. Good luck. Tom. Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/22/2018 3:40:00 PM Wish I was like an elephant and never forgot lol. I couldn't find the original pic, but this one is cuter anyway:-) hugs Jan xx

Kim Rodrigues Date: 10/22/2018 10:53:00 AM So fun, as always! GL in contest, Jan! Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/22/2018 11:24:00 AM Thanks Kim:-) hugs Jan xx

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 10/22/2018 9:54:00 AM Such fun rhymes! Cute story! Good luck in the contest :) xomo Login to Reply Jan Allison Date: 10/22/2018 11:24:00 AM Thanks Mo, I posted it yesterday then we had the glitch and it disappeared:-) hugs Jan xx