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Thought I better get round to writing a bit about myself. 

I'm married and live on the Isle of Man 

My poetry journey began in November 2013 after my husband was diagnosed with cancer. The first poem I wrote was called was Splendid Isolation. This was written after we returned to the Isle of Man after his surgery in England. I felt so alone and vulnerable in the accommodation  - all I really needed was someone to talk to face to face and maybe have a hug! I posted a few poems on a friends facebook page - mainly humerous poems . An on-line friend Jenny Brewer saw my poems and kept telling me to join here. It took about 3 weeks of her asking me if i had joined to pluck up the courage to finally post and 'Just Desserts'  was the first poem I posted here - it is based on a true experience! Since then my life has been a whirl.  In Jared Pickett's collaboration I teamed up with Darren Watson and we wrote together collaboratively as JaDazzle United.


I adore penguins - the animals not the biscuits!
Loveeeee tall men with greying hair
I love baking/cooking
I like to potter in the garden - need more time to commit to it but have an aged mother who needs me more than my garden does
Adore most types of music - will give anything a listen
Best ever gig - Knebworth 1986 when 'Queen' headlined


AT THE FOOTBRIDGE LIMERICK COLLABORATION UPDATE

Blog Posted:6/15/2017 4:04:00 PM

Newer members may not understand the other blog which was recently posted. The blog refers to my At The Footbridge Limerick Collaboration, which currently stands at number 22 in the best all time poems on soup.

 

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/at_the_footbridge___limerick_collaboration_809737

 

As a result of the other blog there has been a resurgence of interest in the poem and I have added 3 new poems to the collaboration this week and another poem was added earlier in May.

Many thanks to Lin Lane and Ray Gridley for their hilarious contributions. 

 

If anyone wishes to join in the fun then please soup mail me your poem.

 

Hugs Jan xx



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Date: 6/16/2017 7:12:00 AM
Wow, didn't realize how long ago that was. The new ones are hilarious. We should do a new one. Maybe toad and prince theme...lol...start it up...I'll be back later to check.
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Jan Allison
Date: 6/16/2017 9:41:00 AM
Thanks for the prompt Tim I've started a collab called 'crossing the toad' had to have a bit of poop in this one I've not posted a poop poem in ages apart from my usual poems that is lol:-) Lin has already added her poem!:-) hugs Jan xx
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Jan Allison
Date: 6/16/2017 7:31:00 AM
ha ha ha Tim I have a couple of new limericks which we could turn into collaborations but I'll have a think on the toad and prince theme too lol:-)There are websites with lots of toad names in Lin so yes they can be female names lol:-) hugs jan xx
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Lin Lane
Date: 6/16/2017 7:26:00 AM
Can we make the toad a female?
Date: 6/15/2017 10:16:00 PM
And of course reading the newer ones gave me a huge smile as well!
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Date: 6/15/2017 10:29:00 PM
The blog is a perfect way to get the new additions read and Ray's poem was particularly hilarious!Hugs Jan xx
Date: 6/15/2017 10:15:00 PM
Was so much fun to go back and read the the limericks!! :)
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Date: 6/16/2017 9:58:00 AM
I agree with Arthur rum and 'po'um definitely rhyme lol:-) hugs Jan xx
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Tim Smith
Date: 6/16/2017 7:34:00 AM
I bet you could write one if you didn't think rum and poem rhymed
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Jan Allison
Date: 6/15/2017 10:28:00 PM
Thanks Arthur I'd forgotten I'd actually written two poems inspired by the theme - they are so so different I really like the dark one too lol:-) hugs Jan xx
Date: 6/15/2017 4:38:00 PM
Thanks for the chance to get in on the fun because I missed it first time around. They're all so funny and anything that brings comradery between people should be endorsed.
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Lin Lane
Date: 6/15/2017 4:51:00 PM
Thanks, Chick, for letting me be in that number!
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Jan Allison
Date: 6/15/2017 4:50:00 PM
Thanks Lin, I'm sorry you missed it last time round but I'm absolutely delighted you've joined in now and I've added your poem to the collaboration:-) hugs Jan xx

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