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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

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.

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 The Insolent Rib

Date: 10/27/2018 11:37:00 AM

Back with congratulations! :) xomo

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! : )

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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 :)

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!!)

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

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!)

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 :)

Jan Allison
Date: 10/22/2018 3:40:00 PM

Thanks Anne Lise:-) hugs Jan xx