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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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NOLLICK GHENNAL

Blog Posted:12/25/2016 3:39:00 AM

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL YOU SUPER SOUPERS. I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME DURING THE FESTIVE PERIOD.

THANKS TO ALL FOR THE FUN, FRIENDSHIP AND ADVICE.

HUGS JAN XX

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Doug
Vinson

Date: 12/27/2016 2:32:00 PM

Cheers, Jan. So many people are lucky to read your words, to know you even the littlest bit. I can't speak any Manx but I know the cat when I see them.

Jan Allison
Date: 12/27/2016 6:10:00 PM

Yes I could tell you a short 'tail' about a Manx cat lol:-) I know a few odd words of Manx but my son spoke quite fluently at his lessons at school but we have never heard a word of Manx from him!:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur
Vaso

Date: 12/25/2016 7:09:00 PM

And as they say Gin Gin! LOL

Jan Allison
Date: 12/25/2016 7:11:00 PM

CHEERS MA DEARS:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur
Vaso

Date: 12/25/2016 7:07:00 PM

Nollick Ghennal and all the best for the new year!!!

Jan Allison
Date: 12/25/2016 7:10:00 PM

2017 is going to be AWESOME Arthur:-) I WILL publish my book of poop poems now that sure is worth celebrating ... or maybe not lol:-) hugs jan xx

Deborah
Burch

Date: 12/25/2016 5:21:00 PM

Merry Christmas Jan!!! Big Hugggs!! Love your bio!! Look forward to more of your work. Deb

Jan Allison
Date: 12/25/2016 5:23:00 PM

Thanks so much Deb I can't believe how prolific I have been since I posted my first poem here in Feb 2014:-) hope you have a lovely time over the festive period:-) hugs jan xx

Paul
Callus

Date: 12/25/2016 1:23:00 PM

Happy Christmas, Jan!!! Luckily these past 3 days we've had lovely sunny weather here in Malta...ideal for the occasion! Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 12/25/2016 1:52:00 PM

Oh I wish Paul On Friday and Saturday we had storm Barbara (so kind they named it after my mum lol) and now we have Storm Conor.. it has disrupted travel plans as passenger ferries did not sail as the conditions were so bad:-( Hope you had a wonderful time with the family love to all and an extra big HUG to Valentina:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise
Andresen

Date: 12/25/2016 1:00:00 PM

- I wish you joy all though your holidays - I wish you good luck that forever stays - I wish you the love of family and friends - I wish you happy days that never ever ends - Merry Christmas ! - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 12/25/2016 1:49:00 PM

Thanks so much Anne Lise. It is very strange this year as my son has stayed in London and because I have another chest infection mum has stayed in her care home but hubby has been to see her twice today. It is our first Christmas just the two of us since 1992!Hope you had a wonderful family day:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 12/25/2016 10:03:00 AM

Merry Christmas, sweetie, and thanks for your friendship. You are one of the most authentic friends I have. Love that about you and it shines in your poetry as well!

Jan Allison
Date: 12/25/2016 11:36:00 AM

Aww thanks Andrea - I am blessed to have you in my life ... we have Darren Watson to thank for our friendship. There are many missing from soup these days .Who knows, one day he may return but I hope he is proud of the progress I have made in my poetry:-) hugs Jan xx

Darren
White

Date: 12/25/2016 6:09:00 AM

Thank you Jan, many hugs fro me (((hugs))), and Merry Christmas to you!!! <3

Jan Allison
Date: 12/25/2016 6:36:00 AM

Thanks Darren :-) Have a wonderful time over the festive period:-) hugs Jan xx

Stephen
Pennell

Date: 12/25/2016 3:58:00 AM

Shee as Boggey erriu stephen

Jan Allison
Date: 12/25/2016 4:42:00 AM

Thanks Stephen:-) My son learned Manx to GCSE level - he was the only one in his class - got an A*... yet we have never heard him speak a word of it!:-) have a lovely time over the holidays:-) hugs Jan xx

My Past Blog Posts


A giggle a day can chase the blues away Date Posted: 2/9/2024 10:01:00 AM
A giggle a day ... Exciting news Date Posted: 1/20/2024 6:58:00 AM
Exciting Publication News - update updated Date Posted: 12/10/2023 8:52:00 AM
AWAY IN CONTEST JUDGED Date Posted: 7/31/2023 7:22:00 AM
My Next Contest Date Posted: 7/11/2023 8:34:00 AM
POOP POETRY CONTEST Date Posted: 6/19/2023 2:19:00 AM
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

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
5/12/2024	Ewe Called	Limerick	birth,farm,father son,
5/8/2024	Heather on the hills - BAWDY WARNING	Limerick	humorous,lust,
5/1/2024	Doggone	Limerick	anxiety,dog,humorous,
4/23/2024	Paper chase Ephemera	Free verse	love,
4/21/2024	Zephyr	Rhyme	joy,nature,wind,
4/16/2024	Yellow	Couplet	beautiful,color,uplifting
4/8/2024	HIGH TEA	Limerick	animal,food,fun,
4/7/2024	SOCK IT TO ME	Personification	clothes,humorous,missing,
3/26/2024	CAGE RAGE	Limerick	bird,cat,irony,
3/21/2024	Sun	Personification	sun,
3/17/2024	Blue	List	color,
3/16/2024	Uplifting	Acrostic	body,humorous,
2/27/2024	THE QUEEN OF POOP FIGHTS BACK!	Limerick	anti bullying,how i feel,
2/19/2024	Spring time	Etheree	flower,spring,
2/13/2024	When Trust Has Been Broken	Rhyme	betrayal,
2/9/2024	Pour reeding and righting	Limerick	for her,friend,words,
1/27/2024	Beach Bummer - BAWDY WARNING	Limerick	betrayal,holiday,humorous
1/23/2024	Autumn	Haiku	sunset,
1/22/2024	Precipice	Acrostic	dark,death,mother son,
1/21/2024	Valentines Day Dilema	Rhyme	anxiety,flower,valentines
1/20/2024	Moonlight Shadows	Fibonacci	moon,ocean,
1/16/2024	Tea Time	Personification	drink,
1/15/2024	Bouquet Blunder	Limerick	flower,humorous,valentine
1/11/2024	Winter Magic	Rhyme	snow,winter,
1/4/2024	Oblivion	Acrostic	devotion,memory,mental he
12/30/2023	Total transformation in 2023	Sijo	books,me,poetry,
11/28/2023	La Luna's Lure	Alliteration	butterfly,moon,
11/25/2023	DIVORCE	Acrostic	break up,conflict,divorce
11/18/2023	Remember Remember	Rhyme	age,humorous,memory,
11/17/2023	Sex Drive or dead end street	Haiku	humorous,word play,
11/17/2023	Wild Birds Poetry Contest	Personification	bird,
11/14/2023	DREAMS CAN COME TRUE	Rhyme	dream,poetry,
11/13/2023	Mother	Acrostic	i miss you,mother daughte
11/12/2023	Mr Spud head gets mashed	Limerick	body,
11/11/2023	WE WILL REMEMEBER THEM	Haiku	remembrance day,war,
11/9/2023	Remember Remember the 5th of November	Ninette	firework,
11/6/2023	Thanksgiving Trauma for Turkeys	Limerick	death,food,thanksgiving d
11/5/2023	Letter	Rhyme	identity,
11/4/2023	Going To the Chapel of Love - Tb	Than-Bauk	kiss,love,
11/3/2023	Harvest	Monoku	fruit,life,
11/1/2023	The Twelve Days of Christmas On the Isle of Man	Lyric	christmas,fun,home,
10/31/2023	Building Friendship	Monorhyme	children,friendship,fun,
10/30/2023	Knock	Senryu	drink,friend,health,
10/30/2023	Autumn	Monoku	autumn,
10/28/2023	For Whom the Bell Tolls	Senryu	cancer,health,
10/25/2023	Words - Lipogram Poetry Contest	Limerick	humorous,poetry,words,
10/22/2023	Forever Autumn	Quintilla	autumn,
10/21/2023	Qop Strikes Again With Another Poop Poem - For Deb M	Limerick	humorous,student,
10/20/2023	The Sound of Silence	Dodoitsu	humorous,senses,
10/19/2023	Silence Is Golden	Limerick	humorous,peace,
10/17/2023	Calmer Chameleon	Personification	animal,fun,
10/16/2023	Oh My Gourd	Senryu	autumn,food,humorous,
10/15/2023	She Walks In Beauty	Cinquain	beach,loneliness,sea,
10/13/2023	Chocks Away - Poop Poem Warning	Limerick	body,humorous,
10/12/2023	Autumn	Quatern	autumn,
10/11/2023	Trick Or Treat	Rhyme	halloween,
10/10/2023	Bloodsucker - Revised	Alexandrine	dark,
10/9/2023	The Unsupervised Stop Sign	Free verse	death,drug,
10/9/2023	Come Into My Parlour - a Collaboration Between Arlo Parker and the Mean Girls	Rhyme	humorous,lust,
10/7/2023	Poetry and Me	Free verse	how i feel,integrity,poet
10/2/2023	If I Only Had a Brain	Monoku	health,
10/1/2023	Green	Rhyme	color,conflict,
9/30/2023	Jennifer Aniston	Clerihew	break up,tribute,
9/27/2023	Pooh Dunny It - a Bowel Shatt-Ering Senryu	Senryu	humorous,
9/26/2023	Arthur Vaso	Monoku	friendship,tribute,word p
9/25/2023	Golden Shovel	Verse	change,
9/23/2023	Frost	Acrostic	winter,
9/22/2023	You'Re In Trouble - Bawdy Warning	Limerick	drink,humorous,
9/21/2023	What Was I Thinking	Monoku	confusion,humorous,intern
9/20/2023	Vampire	Pleiades	dark,gothic,
9/19/2023	It Happened On a Misty Morning	Verse	proposal,romantic,
9/18/2023	The Smell of Fear - Collaboration	Limerick	humorous,space,
9/17/2023	Fear of Abduction By Alien Life	Rhyme	fantasy,fear,
9/16/2023	You Can'T Stop the Music	Senryu	music,
9/15/2023	Piano	Pleiades	inspirational,music,sense
9/14/2023	Lie Detector	Senryu	humorous,political,
9/13/2023	We Must Talk In Hushed Voices	Rhyme	first love,trust,
9/11/2023	Emu	Pleiades	bird,
9/10/2023	Sunset Sadness	Free verse	i miss you,sunset,
9/9/2023	Albatross	Pleiades	bird,music,
9/8/2023	Dark	Senryu	dark,mental illness,
9/7/2023	I'M Feeling Impish	Rhyme	anti bullying,poetry,
9/6/2023	Autumn Leaves Fall	Rhyme	autumn,tree,
9/4/2023	It's a Wonderful World	Verse	bird,flying,sunset,
9/3/2023	Raspberries	Pleiades	fruit,
9/2/2023	Vile Vache	Acrostic	animal,conflict,humorous,
9/1/2023	Catastrophy	Footle	cat,humorous,
8/31/2023	My Favorite Soup	Free verse	how i feel,poetry,
8/30/2023	Laughter	Rhyme	life,smile,
8/28/2023	Colorful	Monorhyme	color,
8/26/2023	Pillow Talk	Senryu	childhood,cute,
8/24/2023	Broken	Senryu	feelings,growing up,me,
8/22/2023	Toilet	Personification	humorous,
8/21/2023	They Think It's All Over - It Is Now	Limerick	conflict,football,
8/20/2023	Pause For Claws	Rhyme	children,friendship,fun,
8/19/2023	Fruit and Nuts	Limerick	fruit,health,humorous,
8/18/2023	Bravo	Limerick	body,humorous,
8/17/2023	Winter Tableau	Verse	bird,food,winter,
8/16/2023	Xanthic	Rhyme	color,nature,
8/15/2023	An Old Shovel	Personification	humorous,work,

My Photos

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Few Steps Behind	I do not know?	sad,
The Naked Ramblers Society	Verse	funny,
The Allison Ellison Bond	Narrative	friendship,love,
Sometimes We Just Have To Get Naked	Rhyme	life,
I'Ll Always Remember	Rhyme	lost love,
My Way	Verse	funny,
Remembrances ---Tanka	Tanka	emotions,remember,
Smile	Rhyme	giving,happy,inspiration,
Mens Secrets	Rhyme	abuse,
The Touch of a Stranger	Lyric	friend,friendship,uplifti
Your Crotch and You	Narrative	humor,
Please Do Not Weep	I do not know?	absence,bereavement,
Forever Romance	Free verse	romance,romantic,
I'M Coming Home	Rhyme	emotions,military,
Willy the Wasp For Jan Allison	Couplet	childhood,education,insec
My Honky Tonk Angel	Narrative	romantic,
Country Song	Rhyme	romance,
Did You Have a Peaceful Night	Verse	care,love,
My Fifty Years In a Nut Shell	Rhyme	family,life,nostalgia,
A Memory She Left Behind	Verse	memory,
A Tribute To Jan Allison	Free verse	friendship,
The True Meaning of Life	Narrative	life,
I'M Not Nosey But	Free verse	class,crazy,england,eve,
Drenched In One Another	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Oh Goddess Moon	Verse	moon,
Jan Allison	Free verse	friend,friendship,poems,p
To Jan Allison About Our True Real Self	Couplet	inspirational,sad,
Poets Who Write Love Poems	Free verse	poetry,
Cas Tim Jan and Me	Rhyme	humor,humorous,
Ever Deeper Grows Our Kiss	Free verse	kiss,
Gifts From the Tide	Free verse	nature,ocean,sea,
Friendships	Rhyme	friend,friendship,love,
Cupid's Arrows	Free verse	love,romance,
The Devil Is In This Tale	Free verse	heart,heaven,i love you,
Organic Ecstasy	Free verse	nature,planet,
Kind of Thought	Couplet	appreciation,humorous,
Rainbow In My World Today	Rhyme	color,love,rainbow,
Fairy Tales, Angels and Cuddles	Rhyme	child,father daughter,chi
Daydream	Alliteration	beautiful,dream,flower,
Your Smile Sends Me	Ekphrasis	art,
I Dreamt of You Last Night	Quatrain	dream,love,
A Jan Allison Inspired Poem	Narrative	happiness,life,
When I Am Gone	Epigram	inspirational,mystery,
Love Is a Fragile Thing - For Jan Allison	Rhyme	love,soulmate,
Tree Rape	Free verse	autumn,change,nature,
Fake Or Real	Rhyme	self,vanity,
If I Could	Free verse	giving,
John Lennon	Narrative	music,
Jan Allison's - Fun Pyramid Cruise	Free verse	adventure,boat,celebratio
Lost	Dizain	death,heaven,loss,relatio
Passion	Free verse	passion,
Sister Jan	Limerick	humorous,
The Butterfly and Me	Rhyme	animal,butterfly,earth,in
Jan Allison	I do not know?	poems,
I'M Vinyl Baby	Free verse	music,
A Getaway To Ancient Venice	Prose	love,passion,
A Winter Day	Rhyme	christmas,
Wind From the Sea	I do not know?	conflict,depression,forgi
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,
Adults Only a Sexy Write Just To Make Jan Laugh	Narrative	funny,humor,humorous,sexy
Reflections On a Virginia Summer Night	Prose Poetry	dream,emotions,sleep,summ
Ninja Girl	Limerick	fun,humor,
Caring For My Mother - a Letter To a Loving Friend	Dramatic Monologue	introspection,
Lost In a World of Poetry	Sonnet	how i feel,poetry,
Friendship	Rhyme	friendship,love,
Bingo	Verse	funny,mum,
What I Have Is the Best Gift	Dramatic Monologue	character,christian,feeli
Sunshine Smile	Free verse	joy,smile,
This Moonlit Night	Couplet	beauty,happy,love,moon,ni
Call Me, Call Me	Light Verse	longing,love,wine,wisdom,
Expenditures	Rhyme	age,
Be the Plus Sign	Didactic	encouraging,friendship,
Stop the Abuse	Free verse	abuse,
If These Eyes Could Lie	Sonnet	feelings,love,
Rainbow Colours	Couplet	death,love,
The Rush	Haiku	first love,
This Year	Quintain (English)	art,
It's Only Time	Couplet	age,devotion,emotions,tee
Yesterday and Today	Rhyme	emotions,introspection,
Snow Angels	Free verse	friend,love,
Frozen In Crystaline - 4	Crystalline	winter,
Jan Allison	Limerick	appreciation,friend,poete
Gone Forever	Rhyme	autumn,nature,sky,summer,
The Instructor	Free verse	art,emotions,people,
Around the Corner	Free verse	introspection,mother,
My Little Soldier Boy	Rhyme	child,death,remember,boy,
In Need of a Banquet	Iambic Pentameter	recovery from,relationshi
If You Can	Free verse	nature,planet,
Never Knew I Needed You	Lyric	dedication,farewell,i mis
Among Butterflies Sought	Concrete	betrayal,butterfly,confli
I Need To Feel	Free verse	angst,emotions,
The Scent of Your Soul	Free verse	absence,feelings,
Paradise In My Mind	Rhyme	dream,freedom,imagination
Mistress of Mirth	Limerick	tribute,
Cinder Girl	Rhyme
The Wind	Free verse	love,
In the Middle of the Universe, I Stand	Narrative	mystery,universe,
A Christmas Snow	Rhyme	adventure,angel,children,
Low Cost Airline	Limerick	fun,
The Lady Is a Tramp	Free verse	cool,