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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

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NEW LIMERICK COLLABORATION - CROSSING THE TOAD * updated 17TH June *

Blog Posted:6/16/2017 4:23:00 PM

FOLLOWING THE RENEWED INTEREST IN THE AT THE FOOTBRIDGE COLLABORATION I HAVE NOW STARTED A NEW COLLABORATION

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/crossing_the_toad___new_collaboration_910169

I HAVE CHECKED ON THE WEB TO ENSURE THAT MY TITLE 'CROSSING THE TOAD' HAS NOT BEEN USED ON POEMS ANYWHERE ELSE.

MY THANKS TO TIM SMITH FOR THE INITIAL IDEA FOR THE THEME AND TO LIN LANE, TIM SMITH, LIM'RIK FLATS (JOHN WULF) ,RAY GRIDLEY. ALEXIS Y, DALE GREGORY COZART, SEREN, DANIEL TURNER AND CRAIG CORNISH FOR SENDING ME THEIR HUMOUROUS POEMS

IF ANYONE WISHES TO JOIN IN THE FUN CAN YOU PLEASE CAN YOU SOUP MAIL ME WITH YOUR POEM FOR EITHER THE NEW COLLABORATION OR THE OLD AT THE FOOTBRIDGE POEM

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Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 6/16/2017 6:35:00 PM

Sounds fun. If only I had more time, Jan. Just got back from running around all day. You told me some poet who wrote something very funny. Can you email me again where his poem is. Later, gator.

JAN ALLISON
Date: 6/17/2017 12:04:00 PM

That 'Hope' Poem is absolutely superb!:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/17/2017 11:45:00 AM

Yes, I saw his monoku. Truly lovely

JAN ALLISON
Date: 6/16/2017 6:42:00 PM

No rush Andrea the collaboration will remain open for submissions just like the At the footbridge one is now getting a resurgence of interest since the blogs:-) I'll send you a mail about the funny poem BUT a fabulous poem I read today was a monoku by Teddy Kimathi it is so so moving, I hope you have the chance to read it:-) hugs jan xx

Alexis
Y.

Date: 6/16/2017 6:12:00 PM

Hi Jan, I see you have started another limerick collaboration. Let me see what I can come up with:-)Alexis

JAN ALLISON
Date: 6/16/2017 6:18:00 PM

I have had some fun poems already Alexis it looks like we are hitting the poop with my original poem but see what you can come up with lol:-) hugs jan xx

Lin
Lane

Date: 6/16/2017 4:30:00 PM

I was TOADLY up for writing with you and hope lots of others will be, too.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 6/16/2017 6:33:00 PM

Cute word play!

JAN ALLISON
Date: 6/16/2017 5:12:00 PM

ha ha ha Lin clever comment:-) It was fun we must do it again one day lol:-) hugs jan xx

My Past Blog Posts


A message from Teppo Gren Date Posted: 5/19/2022 3:36:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVE ROPER Date Posted: 1/25/2022 1:07:00 AM
HE NEEDS SUPPORT - LIMERICK COLLABORATION Date Posted: 7/17/2021 2:35:00 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK HORNE Date Posted: 5/3/2021 11:28:00 PM
UNABLE TO RESPOND TO COMMENTS Date Posted: 4/20/2021 5:40:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVE ROPER Date Posted: 1/24/2021 4:57:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK HORNE Date Posted: 5/3/2020 6:07:00 PM
TRIBUTE TO MANX FUNDRAISER BOB CORKISH Date Posted: 4/23/2020 2:29:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVE ROPER - ANOTHER BURNS NIGHT BABY LIKE ME Date Posted: 1/25/2020 6:58:00 AM
POEM OF THE WEEK Date Posted: 8/12/2018 1:38:00 PM
OUCH Date Posted: 4/27/2018 3:09:00 AM
COLLABORATION CONTEST FINALLY JUDGED Date Posted: 11/15/2017 9:32:00 AM
WARNING ABOUT WEBCAMS Date Posted: 11/14/2017 1:53:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARREN WHITE Date Posted: 10/2/2017 4:53:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEREN ROBERTS Date Posted: 9/25/2017 3:51:00 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREA DIETRICH FOR 5TH SEPTEMBER Date Posted: 9/4/2017 5:12:00 PM
UPDATE ON RUSSELL'S PROGRESS FROM EMMA SIVEY Date Posted: 9/1/2017 7:05:00 AM
GET WELL SOON RUSSELL SIVEY ****UPDATED ON 28TH AUG WITH A MESSAGE FROM RUSSELL'S WIFE Date Posted: 8/26/2017 7:28:00 AM
LOVELY LLAMA COLLABORATION PLEASE JOIN IN THE FUN - **ALSO CONTEST UPDATE* UPDATE NOW UPDATED ON 17TH AUGUST* Date Posted: 8/15/2017 6:40:00 AM
COLLABORATION IS FUN! ADVANCED NOTICE FOR CONTEST Date Posted: 6/26/2017 5:07:00 PM
NEW COLLABORATION - AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE FARTY PARTY Date Posted: 6/24/2017 10:32:00 AM
LIMERICK CONTEST FINALLY FINALISED Date Posted: 6/20/2017 3:09:00 PM
NEW LIMERICK COLLABORATION - 'COLLABORATION CAN BE FUN' BY LIM'RIK FLATS - UPDATED 20TH JUNE Date Posted: 6/18/2017 11:23:00 AM
HOPE BY TEDDY KIMATHI - A POEM I HAVE TO SHARE WITH YOU - UPDATED 18TH JUNE Date Posted: 6/17/2017 12:13:00 PM
NEW LIMERICK COLLABORATION - CROSSING THE TOAD * updated 17TH June * Date Posted: 6/16/2017 4:23:00 PM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
12/2/2022	It's Snow Joke	Limerick	christmas,humorous,
6/3/2022	Poetry in motion	Limerick	drink,humorous,
6/2/2022	GOD SAVE THE QUEEN	Rhyme	celebration,england,humor
5/26/2022	You MUST Love your mother in law	Limerick	humorous,irony,
5/21/2022	Gym'll twix it	Rhyme	candy,food,
5/17/2022	Name Fame bawdy - For Mike Gentile	Limerick	humorous,jobs,word play,
5/13/2022	'POEM OF THE YEAR' BAWDY	Limerick	humorous,word play,
5/8/2022	A Day in May	Rhyme	celebration,character,sci
5/7/2022	Sensational Spring	Rhyme	spring,
5/5/2022	Blast Off	Rhyme	death,humorous,
5/3/2022	Don't ride em cowboy	Limerick	conflict,horse,
4/15/2022	Poor Easter bunny	Limerick	easter,
4/11/2022	Mother Nature	Monchielle Stanza	seasons,
4/4/2022	Frost bitten - bawdy limerick	Limerick	humorous,snow,
4/1/2022	Being Frank	Limerick	humorous,tribute,
3/30/2022	A POOP POEM	Limerick	anti bullying,
3/27/2022	Nature	Kimo	rainbow,weather,
3/26/2022	The four seasons	Verse	nature,seasons,
3/24/2022	In sickness and in health	Verse	cancer,heartbreak,marriag
3/22/2022	A tribute to Ilene Bauer	Limerick	poetess,tribute,
3/20/2022	Gran's jewels	Jueju	death,grandmother,
3/18/2022	Crappy Mother's Day Minichu	Rhyme	food,fun,mothers day,
3/15/2022	nesting	Haiku	bird,spring,
3/14/2022	Magical moment	Verse	sky,water,
3/13/2022	Swinging pig tall tale	Limerick	animal,dance,fun,romance,
2/26/2022	IN SICKNESS AND WEALTH	Limerick	drink,humorous,
2/14/2022	A Valentine's Meal Deal - bawdy	Limerick	food,humorous,valentines
2/7/2022	SHOT DATE	Limerick	humorous,
2/2/2022	Calmer Chameleon	Limerick	america,animal,
2/2/2022	Dog gone - bawdy	Limerick	humorous,
1/31/2022	Sensational sunset	Verse	sunset,
1/29/2022	SCHOOLGIRL CRUSH	Limerick	humorous,wind,
1/28/2022	Ole - BAWDY limerick	Limerick	endurance,humorous,
1/25/2022	wind HLM	Monoku	humorous,wind,
1/23/2022	Senryu	Pleiades	poetry,
1/20/2022	masking the problem	Senryu	integrity,political,
1/19/2022	the joys of spring	Haiku	spring,
1/16/2022	winter	Haiku	winter,
1/14/2022	DYING FOR A SMEAR	Limerick	health,
1/13/2022	Oh pooh	Limerick	how i feel,humorous,
1/12/2022	IN MY COTTAGE GARDEN	Free verse	butterfly,
1/10/2022	Nick Kamen	Epitaph	tribute,
1/8/2022	MY GIFT TO YOU	Limerick	10th grade,humorous,wind,
1/5/2022	SHE SPOUTS A LOAD OF BULL	Rhyme	anti bullying,
1/4/2022	New Year, New You	Verse	clothes,food,
12/24/2021	Santa's having a blast	Rhyme	christmas,humorous,wind,
12/23/2021	He nose how to pick em - GROSS humour warning	Limerick	10th grade,body,humorous,
12/22/2021	Not such a silent night	Lyric	christmas,drink,parody,
12/21/2021	Adorable angel	Alliteration	10th grade,age,christmas,
12/20/2021	Winter Wonderland	Quintain (English)	bird,snow,winter,
12/18/2021	Memories of Christmas past	Rhyme	childhood,christmas,
12/16/2021	TRIBUTE TO TOP COMMUNITY BUILDERS MILTON AND CAREN	Limerick	community,thank you,tribu
12/14/2021	Here comes Santa Claus -BAWDY LIMERICK WARNING	Limerick	christmas,humorous,rude,
12/13/2021	Swan Lake	Verse	bird,water,
12/10/2021	Cruel chemo	Free verse	cancer,hair,health,
12/5/2021	Catty Gory	Monoku	humorous,wind,
11/30/2021	Scent of a woman, scent of a Man, BAWDY and POOP warning - now a collaboration	Limerick	humorous,senses,wind,
11/29/2021	Memories of yesteryear	Couplet	childhood,memory,
11/28/2021	Scent of a woman - BAWDY WARNING	Limerick	celebrity,senses,
11/27/2021	HAIR TODAY SHORN TOMORROW	Limerick	hair,loss,
11/26/2021	AGENDALESS EXUBERANCE	Dizain	family,life,
11/25/2021	SPRINGTIME	Verse	spring,
11/24/2021	Wave upon wave	Free verse	beach,ocean,
11/23/2021	Missing	Free verse	child,missing,mother son,
11/21/2021	The ignorance of man - hiku	Haiku	earth,environment,
11/20/2021	I AM SIXTY GOING ON SEVENTY	Lyric	age,health,humorous,parod
11/19/2021	'Baby brain' drives me insane	Couplet	baby,humorous,
11/18/2021	IT'S THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS	Quatrain	christmas,dog,
11/17/2021	Christmas ski trip	Haiku	christmas,snow,
11/6/2021	My Silent Stalker	Free verse	health,
11/4/2021	TOILET TROUBLE	Limerick	humorous,
11/3/2021	Hey Big Boy - bawdy	Limerick	humorous,
11/1/2021	Brain fart	Limerick	food,
10/31/2021	Beautiful Love Story	Rhyme	love,
10/30/2021	Ode to Daffodils - AP	Free verse	flower,poets,satire,
10/29/2021	Feathers fly	Rhyme	children,fun,
10/28/2021	I'm leaving on a jetski	Lyric	missing you,parody,sea,
10/27/2021	thanksgiving 2021	Tanka	family,missing you,thanks
10/26/2021	WINNIE THE WITCH	Monorhyme	cat,flying,halloween,
10/25/2021	ANOTHER POOP POEM	Limerick	humorous,
10/24/2021	TROLLY DOLLY	Rhyme	angst,childhood,humorous,
10/23/2021	ON THE FARM	Rhyme	farm,work,
10/22/2021	TWISTED WORDS	Free verse	for her,how i feel,
10/21/2021	I HAD A VERY CRAPPY DAY	Limerick	humorous,
10/20/2021	life and death lune	Haiku	death,life,nature,
10/19/2021	THERE'S NO JOY IN JOYRIDING	Verse	death,heartbreak,
10/17/2021	I'VE GOTTA HAND IT TO PA	Rhyme	scary,
10/16/2021	owl see you	Haiku	bird,
10/15/2021	autumn	Haiku	autumn,food,
10/13/2021	MISS CONDUCT	Limerick	humorous,
10/12/2021	Wriggly Worm Nursery Rhyme	Rhyme	fun,insect,
10/11/2021	THERE'S NO KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S LOO DOOR	Limerick	heaven,humorous,
10/10/2021	Why Ted doesn't love Lucy - BAWDY WARNING	Limerick	body,humorous,
10/9/2021	Are you sitting comfortably - gross humour warning	Limerick	body,humorous,
10/7/2021	WINTER	Couplet	winter,
10/6/2021	rambling	Haiku	flower,grave,
10/4/2021	NEAR MISSES	Senryu	humorous,word play,
10/3/2021	SOMETHING OLD SOMETHING NEW	Free verse	dark,death,murder,
10/1/2021	I'm forever blowing bubbles	Rhyme	childhood,fun,
9/30/2021	Phoebe Buffay and Ross Geller	Clerihew	fun,

My Photos

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
The naked ramblers society	Verse	funny,
Few Steps Behind	I do not know?	sad,
It's Love, Pure Love	Quatrain	love,
Embers	Rhyme	bereavement,feelings,marr
Limerick 3	Limerick	funny,
PLEASE DO NOT WEEP	I do not know?	absence,bereavement,
The Allison Ellison Bond	Narrative	friendship,love,
Mens Secrets	Rhyme	abuse,
My fifty years in a nut shell	Rhyme	family,life,nostalgia,
Jan Allison	Free verse	friend,friendship,poems,p
Sometimes We Just Have to Get Naked	Rhyme	life,
I'll Always Remember	Rhyme	lost love,
Fairy Tales, Angels and Cuddles	Rhyme	child,father daughter,chi
My way	Verse	funny,
Tree Rape	Free verse	autumn,change,nature,
Remembrances ---Tanka	Tanka	emotions,remember,
Bingo	Verse	funny,mum,
The Touch of a Stranger	Lyric	friend,friendship,uplifti
Your Crotch And You	Narrative	humor,
The things as yet to be	Narrative	love,
SMILE	Rhyme	giving,happy,inspiration,
I'M COMING HOME	Rhyme	emotions,military,
NIGHTINGALE'S SOUL LIGHTS	Sonnet	care,career,dedication,in
Rainy days	Rhyme	rain,
My honky tonk angel	Narrative	romantic,
Desire	Light Verse	butterfly,flower,life,los
A Tribute to Jan Allison	Free verse	friendship,
The Superman	Free verse	romance,
Asperger's Child	Rhyme	granddaughter,psychologic
Willy the Wasp For Jan Allison	Couplet	childhood,education,insec
Drenched In One Another	Free verse	romance,romantic,
I Love The Way You Lie	Quatrain	boyfriend,devotion,hate,h
Fake Or Real	Rhyme	self,vanity,
Country Song	Rhyme	romance,
A memory she left behind	Verse	memory,
It Is Not With These Eyes That I Have Loved You	Free verse	absence,
Forever Romance	Free verse	romance,romantic,
The Rush	Haiku	first love,
Are You Alone	Couplet	loneliness,
Around The Corner	Free verse	introspection,mother,
Did you have a peaceful night	Verse	care,love,
Oh Goddess Moon	Verse	moon,
If We Could Dance	Rhyme	dance,love,
To Jan Allison About Our True Real Self	Couplet	inspirational,sad,
I'm not nosey but	Free verse	class,crazy,england,eve,
The True Meaning Of Life	Narrative	life,
If You Can	Free verse	nature,planet,
Ever deeper grows our kiss	Free verse	kiss,
D-Day in Malta:::co-write	Light Verse	fun,
All I Think About Is You	Free verse	longing,love,
A romantic dream	Narrative	romantic,
Cas Tim Jan And Me	Rhyme	humor,humorous,
It's only time	Couplet	age,devotion,emotions,tee
Low Cost Airline	Limerick	fun,
The Scent Of Your Soul	Free verse	absence,feelings,
Gifts from the Tide	Free verse	nature,ocean,sea,
Kind of Thought	Couplet	appreciation,humorous,
Spring	Haiku	flower,nature,seasons,daf
Poets Who Write Love Poems	Free verse	poetry,
Yesterday and Today	Rhyme	emotions,introspection,
Every Time I Have You Close- Triolet Sonnet	Triolet	beautiful,love,
Farewell at the Falls	Quatrain	leaving,lost love,
Breast Cancer Awareness-by casarah nance	Acrostic	cancer,
In Need of a Banquet	Iambic Pentameter	recovery from,relationshi
CUPID'S ARROWS	Free verse	love,romance,
Tears Of Serious	Free verse	absence,age,creation,deat
The Devil Is In This Tale	Free verse	heart,heaven,i love you,
Rainbow In My World Today	Rhyme	color,love,rainbow,
Delight	I do not know?	beauty,butterfly,color,
Magic Beans	Free verse	love,
Moment In Time	Free verse	love,
A broken heart away	Free verse	love,
WHEN I AM GONE	Epigram	inspirational,mystery,
Poor Peter Pumpkin	Couplet	fantasy,funny,holiday,
I Dreamt of You Last Night	Quatrain	dream,love,
Organic Ecstasy	Free verse	nature,planet,
For One Pass Of Your Breath	Free verse	lost love,love,love hurts
LOST	Dizain	death,heaven,loss,relatio
Mother's Highlights	Free verse	beautiful,beauty,love,mot
if I had money	Free verse	drug,introspection,univer
Shuffled From Heart To Heart	Quatrain	care,child,emotions,famil
SEASONS A COLLABORATION WITH JAN ALLISON	Haiku	beauty,nature,seasons,
A Winter Day	Rhyme	christmas,
- The Glory Of Love -	Free verse	feelings,love,
Breast Cancer Awareness	Narrative	cancer,
If I Could	Free verse	giving,
The story of you	Narrative	romance,
I need to feel	Free verse	angst,emotions,
Daydream	Alliteration	beautiful,dream,flower,
Her Name Is Jan	Rhyme	marriage,memory,missing,m
My Shortcomings	Narrative	humorous,
Sister Jan	Limerick	humorous,
How Poetry Began	Quatrain	nature,poetry,
In Flight	Rhyme	bird,nature,
Upon the Edges Shadows Fall	Free verse	art,
My Heart Beats For You	Rhyme	bereavement,loss,love,
LOVE IS A FRAGILE THING - FOR JAN ALLISON	Rhyme	love,soulmate,
Your Smile Sends Me	Ekphrasis	art,
Sunshine Smile	Free verse	joy,smile,
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,