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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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FABULOUS FUN FOOTLES CONTEST

Blog Posted:3/27/2017 3:20:00 AM

I will be judging the footle contest in the next couple of days

Please can you check your poem to ensure the syllable count is accurate each line should have 2 syllables and that the poem has exact and not near rhyme .

I am hoping to read some great poems which make me smile

hugs jan xx

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Arthur
Vaso

Date: 4/25/2017 11:37:00 PM

Is it me, or do you have a nut in here? LOL

Jan Allison
Date: 4/26/2017 3:19:00 AM

No comment:-(:-(:-( hugs Jan xx

Gregory Richard
Barden

Date: 3/30/2017 3:33:00 AM

Thanks, Jan - just made sure things were up to snuff - I've learned some things about syllables with this contest ... thank you for that!

Jan Allison
Date: 3/31/2017 6:39:00 PM

You did a fabulous job Greg many congrats:-) :-) hugs jan xx

Jan Allison
Date: 3/30/2017 11:45:00 AM

Thanks Greg I can't wait to open up the poems and see some fun poems:-) I have found the contests a brilliant way to learn new forms and have had such encouragement from some wonderfully talented people here:-) hugs Jan xx

Joanna
Daniel

Date: 3/29/2017 8:26:00 AM

Thanks Jan, will check mine:)

Jan Allison
Date: 3/29/2017 10:58:00 AM

Thanks Jo I've not started to judge them yet - I've got to print them all out and check the syllable count and rhyme and overall appeal:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 3/28/2017 5:39:00 PM

Good luck, Jan!! There are many good ones I saw.

Jan Allison
Date: 3/28/2017 6:24:00 PM

Thanks Andrea:-) Hugs jan xx

Alexis
Y.

Date: 3/28/2017 1:51:00 PM

Hi Jan, I had fun writing my footle. I hope you like it. I checked the syllable count as well:-) Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 3/28/2017 2:02:00 PM

Thanks Alexis:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim
Smith

Date: 3/28/2017 8:22:00 AM

I just checked mine.

Jan Allison
Date: 3/28/2017 8:25:00 AM

Thanks Tim:-):-) I need to sit down and judge the contest:-) hugs Jan xx

My Past Blog Posts


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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
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UNABLE TO RESPOND TO COMMENTS Date Posted: 4/20/2021 5:40:00 PM
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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
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Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
7/12/2025	Midwife Crisis	Limerick	birth,humorous,
7/8/2025	I miss you so much	Quatrain	death,loneliness,missing
7/5/2025	Lacking integrity	Acrostic	integrity,poets,
7/2/2025	THE GATES OF WRATH	Rhyme	how i feel,integrity,
6/29/2025	The Naked Truth - Bawdy limerick	Limerick	beach,summer,sun,
6/26/2025	Yesterday	Lay	conflict,humorous,muse,po
6/25/2025	sensational sunset	Haiku	sky,sunset,
6/24/2025	I REALLY HATE YOU!	Free verse	health,how i feel,life,
6/23/2025	Using AI in soup contests - Inspired by Unseeking Seeker’s and Tania's blogs	Roundel	conflict,integrity,poetry
6/17/2025	The Bear Necessities	Roundel	conflict,fish,food,
6/14/2025	Why I abhor AI Generated poems	Monoku	anger,how i feel,poetry,
6/12/2025	You’re not THAT good, yes it's true	Lyric	poetry,slam,technology,
6/10/2025	Juneberries	Limerick	fruit,
6/9/2025	Cheating Cheetah!	Limerick	animal,word play,
6/8/2025	Growing old and decrepit	Rhyme	body,life,
5/30/2025	Cockwomble	Rhyme	humorous,word play,
5/25/2025	raspberries	Haiku	fruit,
5/20/2025	A crimson sky breaks the distant shore	Rhyme	sky,sunset,
5/14/2025	spring time	Haiku	spring,
5/13/2025	Poison	Verse	betrayal,conflict,humorou
5/7/2025	RUSH HOUR	Verse	food,travel,
5/3/2025	A Tribute to Lin Lane	Acrostic	friendship,poetess,tribut
5/2/2025	Cruel Cutting Comments	Free verse	anti bullying,how i feel,
4/21/2025	WILD GOAT HAVING HIS OATS - BAWDY LIMERICK WARNING	Limerick	boat,humorous,lust,
4/20/2025	Summer holiday	Free verse	beach,holiday,sun,
4/19/2025	Fruit Pavlova	Epulaeryu	food,fruit,sweet,
4/18/2025	Royal National Lifeboat Institution	Rhyme	jobs,sea,weather,
4/16/2025	Tacos	Pleiades	food,
4/14/2025	Hell Hath No Fury	Roundel	betrayal,humorous,love hu
4/13/2025	Private Dancer	Rhyme	dance,jobs,money,
4/11/2025	our final farewell	Senryu	death,
4/10/2025	The Butterfly	Couplet	butterfly,nature,
4/9/2025	Stunning Spring Time	Etheree	nature,spring,
4/4/2025	PRESIDENT TRUMP - YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS PART 2	Limerick	america,animal,conflict,h
4/4/2025	Will you marry me	Nonet	proposal,romantic love,
4/3/2025	PRESIDENT TRUMP - YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!	Senryu	america,bullying,power,
4/1/2025	Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious	Rhyme	nature,rainbow,sky,
3/31/2025	spring has now arrived	Haiku	nature,spring,
3/29/2025	Thinking about Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds	Free verse	music,science fiction,spa
3/27/2025	Not today Tumbleweed	Limerick	humorous,relationship,
3/26/2025	Jimmy Riddle	Limerick	child,humorous,
3/23/2025	Blue cheese and old pickles	Free verse	childhood,memory,
3/22/2025	Irish Phallus-See - bawdy poem	Limerick	humorous,
3/21/2025	what a shame about his name! - bawdy warning	Limerick	humorous,irony,work,
3/18/2025	St Patrick’s Day Blunder	Limerick	celebration,drink,humorou
3/16/2025	Betrayal	Rhyme	betrayal,heartbreak,
3/15/2025	My First Pet	Couplet	cat,pets,
3/14/2025	Winter Warmer - Bawdy limerick warning	Limerick	body,humorous,
3/12/2025	Bride and Gloom	Monoku	irony,marriage,
3/10/2025	No More Coercive Control - FICTIONAL POEM	Free verse	abuse,violence,
3/8/2025	WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER!	Monoku	absence,father,
3/5/2025	OVER THE RAINBOW	Rhyme	beautiful,rainbow,
3/4/2025	Tu Hung-Lo	Senryu	age,body,humorous,
3/2/2025	MANGY MONGREL	Haiku	dog,
3/1/2025	kingfisher	Haiku	bird,
2/28/2025	WARNING THIS POEM CONTAINS TOILET HUMOUR	Limerick	humorous,me,poetry,
2/27/2025	Sensational Sunset	Monoku	sunset,
2/25/2025	BAWDY LIMERICK	Limerick	humorous,
2/20/2025	KILLER ON THE LOOSE	Etheree	fear,humorous,
2/17/2025	A FISHY TALE	Rhyme	conflict,food,
2/14/2025	He really Cocked Up on Valentine’s Day	Senryu	humorous,integrity,valent
2/4/2025	my cynical valentine - bawdy	Senryu	flower,humorous,valentine
2/3/2025	Candy Crushed - poop humour warning!	Limerick	candy,corruption,politica
2/2/2025	The 'Queen of Poop' returns!	Limerick	food,humorous,
2/1/2025	Tribute to my Vogon Valentine	Vogon Poetry	humorous,i miss you,
1/29/2025	Perhaps in the time voters will realise they made a huge cock up!	Senryu	political,
1/24/2025	THE GIRLS ARE BACK IN TOWN!	Limerick	friendship,muse,poetry,
1/23/2025	Lost and found	Triolet	missing,muse,
1/20/2025	It's in his kiss	Rhyme	corruption,political,
1/19/2025	Absolute blooming creativity!	ABC	flower,garden,
1/16/2025	Precious Pussycat	Quintain (English)	cat,
1/11/2025	Burning Love	Limerick	betrayal,humor,
1/7/2025	Holiday Fun	Limerick	humorous,
12/30/2024	Resolutions	Pleiades	humorous,new year,
12/18/2024	Stollen	Pleiades	christmas,food,
12/12/2024	Santa Pause	Rhyme	christmas,fun,
12/10/2024	Fairy Fantasy	Rhyme	flower,fun,
12/1/2024	I am thankful for	Rhyme	cancer,poetry,writing,
11/27/2024	Toilet Humour and Risque Rhymes - new book	Limerick	books,humorous,writing,
11/25/2024	He's cracked it!	Limerick	drink,humorous,
11/13/2024	ROCKET MAN - FOR JOSEPH MAY	Limerick	dream,humorous,space,
11/6/2024	Sky watcher	Monoku	rainbow,sky,
11/5/2024	My definition of hell on earth!	Monoku	political,
10/31/2024	Holiday Limericks	Limerick	halloween,humorous,thanks
10/15/2024	His brothers are spell bound!	Limerick	children,father son,humor
10/13/2024	Absolute proof that I am the queen of poop	Monoku	for her,humorous,poetry,w
10/12/2024	HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSEQUIPPEDALIOPHOBIA IS A VERY LONG WORD	Monoku	anti bullying,conflict,ho
10/10/2024	No Strings Attached	Limerick	childhood,tribute,
10/7/2024	life after death	Jueju	death,heartbreak,
10/7/2024	The Mouse with the Hat	Couplet	funny love,silly,wedding,
10/6/2024	The Fairmile Guest House	Limerick	holiday,how i feel,tribut
10/1/2024	A I poems on Poetry soup	Lyric	corruption,writing,
9/22/2024	signs of autumn	Haiku	autumn,nature,
8/28/2024	Olivia Newton-John	Limerick	clothes,film,humorous,
8/27/2024	God KNOWS - I'm a poop poet!	Monoku	anti bullying,
8/24/2024	Circus Dancer	Monoku	art,dance,horse,
8/22/2024	My Favourite Poet - Inspired by Arthur Vaso's Poem of the Day	Limerick	anti bullying,how i feel,
8/20/2024	Dress to impress!- bawdy humour	Limerick	irony,wedding,
8/18/2024	I Am Fear	Quintain (Sicilian)	dark,fear,
7/26/2024	Beach babe - a little bawdy	Limerick	body,humorous,

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,
Sometimes We Just Have To Get Naked	Rhyme	life,
The Allison Ellison Bond	Narrative	friendship,love,
My Way	Verse	funny,
Please Do Not Weep	I do not know?	absence,bereavement,
Smile	Rhyme	giving,happy,inspiration,
I'll Always Remember	Rhyme	lost love,
The Touch of a Stranger	Lyric	friend,friendship,uplifti
Mens Secrets	Rhyme	abuse,
My Fifty Years In a Nut Shell	Rhyme	family,life,nostalgia,
Remembrances ---Tanka	Tanka	emotions,remember,
Jan Allison	Free verse	friend,friendship,poems,p
Willy the Wasp For Jan Allison	Couplet	childhood,education,insec
Country Song	Rhyme	romance,
Fairy Tales, Angels and Cuddles	Rhyme	child,father daughter,chi
Your Crotch and You	Narrative	humor,
Forever Romance	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Bingo	Verse	funny,mum,
Did You Have a Peaceful Night	Verse	care,love,
The Things As Yet To Be	Narrative	love,
Oh Goddess Moon	Verse	moon,
I'M Coming Home	Rhyme	emotions,military,
A Tribute To Jan Allison	Free verse	friendship,
Drenched In One Another	Free verse	romance,romantic,
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,
Your Smile Sends Me	Ekphrasis	art,
Daydream	Alliteration	beautiful,dream,flower,
A Jan Allison Inspired Poem	Narrative	happiness,life,
To Jan Allison About Our True Real Self	Couplet	inspirational,sad,
Around the Corner	Free verse	introspection,mother,
Fake Or Real	Rhyme	self,vanity,
Moment In Time	Free verse	love,
For One Pass of Your Breath	Free verse	lost love,love,love hurts
A Winter Day	Rhyme	christmas,
It's Only Time	Couplet	age,devotion,emotions,tee
Rainbow In My World Today	Rhyme	color,love,rainbow,
If You Can	Free verse	nature,planet,
Love Is a Fragile Thing - For Jan Allison	Rhyme	love,soulmate,
Lost In a World of Poetry	Sonnet	how i feel,poetry,
If I Could	Free verse	giving,
John Lennon	Narrative	music,
I'M Vinyl Baby	Free verse	music,
I'M Not Nosey But	Free verse	class,crazy,england,eve,
When I Am Gone	Epigram	inspirational,mystery,
Lost	Dizain	death,heaven,loss,relatio
Yesterday and Today	Rhyme	emotions,introspection,
My Honky Tonk Angel	Narrative	romantic,
A Getaway To Ancient Venice	Prose	love,passion,
Adults Only a Sexy Write Just To Make Jan Laugh	Narrative	funny,humor,humorous,sexy
Expenditures	Rhyme	age,
My Heart Beats For You	Rhyme	bereavement,loss,love,
The Scent of Your Soul	Free verse	absence,feelings,
Jan Allison's - Fun Pyramid Cruise	Free verse	adventure,boat,celebratio
Cas Tim Jan and Me	Rhyme	humor,humorous,
I Swear I Want To Die	Free verse	i love you,
Friend	Diminished Hexaverse	friend,friendship,
If One Evening By Chance	Rhyme	best friend,longing,passi
The Butterfly and Me	Rhyme	animal,butterfly,earth,in
Are You Alone	Couplet	loneliness,
The Rush	Haiku	first love,
Stop the Abuse	Free verse	abuse,
A Memory She Left Behind	Verse	memory,
Jan Allison	I do not know?	poems,
Kind of Thought	Couplet	appreciation,humorous,
If These Eyes Could Lie	Sonnet	feelings,love,
Awakening Sunshine Morning	Free verse	beautiful,beauty,emotions
Jan Allison	Limerick	appreciation,friend,poete
Gone Forever	Rhyme	autumn,nature,sky,summer,
Ever Deeper Grows Our Kiss	Free verse	kiss,
Pefection	Free verse	beautiful,body,character,
Call Me, Call Me	Light Verse	longing,love,wine,wisdom,
Place In My Heart	Free verse	love,
Breast Cancer Awareness-By Casarah Nance	Acrostic	cancer,
The Color of Our Blood	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Low Cost Airline	Limerick	fun,
Farewell At the Falls	Quatrain	leaving,lost love,
Where Can I Find You	Free verse	introspection,
Snow Angels	Free verse	friend,love,
This Year	Quintain (English)	art,
Wind From the Sea	I do not know?	conflict,depression,forgi
Never Knew I Needed You	Lyric	dedication,farewell,i mis
Passion	Free verse	passion,
Every Time I Have You Close- Triolet Sonnet	Triolet	beautiful,love,
Be the Plus Sign	Didactic	encouraging,friendship,
The L In Da Name Linda Stands For Love	Narrative	light,
Mother's Highlights	Free verse	beautiful,beauty,love,mot
My Little Soldier Boy	Rhyme	child,death,remember,boy,
A Broken Heart Away	Free verse	love,
Love Has Its Costs	Narrative	desire,
Tears of Serious	Free verse	absence,age,creation,deat
Frozen In Crystaline - 4	Crystalline	winter,
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,
In Need of a Banquet	Iambic Pentameter	recovery from,relationshi
A Christmas Snow	Rhyme	adventure,angel,children,
The True Meaning of Life	Narrative	life,