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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 JUDGED

Blog Posted:3/31/2017 4:35:00 PM

THANK YOU FOR SOME FABULOUS POEMS AND FOR YOU PATIENCE WHILST I TRIED TO JUDGE THE CONTEST.

UNFORTUNATELY I HAD A FEW ISSUES FINALISING THE CONTEST AS THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM WHICH MEANT ONE POEM HAD BEEN POSTED TWICE.

THEN I DISCOVERED A SECOND POEM HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONTEST TODAY WHICH COMPLICATED MATTERS AS YOU CANNOT CLOSE THE CONTEST WITHOUT THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF POEMS BEING IN IT.

COULD I REQUEST THAT THE PERSON WHO REMOVED THEIR POEM TODAY NOT TO BOTHER ENTERING ANY MORE OF MY CONTESTS IN THE FUTURE.

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Ray
Gridley

Date: 4/12/2017 11:35:00 AM

I had to admit defeat here. There were so many fabulous footles for this contest, I just couldn't write a decent one to make any sense. So I doff my cap to all those who submitted them to a high standard. Cheers Jan!

JAN ALLISON
Date: 4/12/2017 7:03:00 PM

Give it a go for the next footles one I sponsor but the next contest will be limericks Ray:-) I know you can do those brilliantly so get your thinking cap on and I'll get the contest up soon!:-) hugs Jan xx

Jo
Daniel

Date: 4/2/2017 10:54:00 AM

Hi Jan, your contest was an interesting challenge, and it was my first attempt at footles, thank you very much for my placement though I made a silly mistake:) I've changed that line now:) my congratulations to all the winners:)

JAN ALLISON
Date: 4/10/2017 2:26:00 PM

I was delighted that so many people had fun - I love this form that Brian created and it was so lovely to have the contest fill up so quickly:-) hugs Jan xx

arthur
vaso

Date: 4/1/2017 11:12:00 AM

I sure enjoyed reading all these funny and hilarious Footles poems!!! Great job to everyone! Thanks Jan.

JAN ALLISON
Date: 4/1/2017 11:38:00 AM

I had some fabulous poems Arthur its wonderful to see the humour which can be penned in just four syllables:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis
Y.

Date: 4/1/2017 10:02:00 AM

Hi Jan, You held an awesome contest. Thanks for introducing me to the form. I appreciate my placement and congratulations to all the winners:-) Alexis

JAN ALLISON
Date: 4/1/2017 10:18:00 AM

Brian is the one you need to thank for inventing the form ... i just LOVE writing footles and wanted to inspire others to have fun and I had some incredible poems which I thoroughly enjoyed reading:-) Thanks for taking the time to enter your poem was great Alexis:-) hugs Jan xx

Brian
Strand

Date: 4/1/2017 5:02:00 AM

Jan your contest was a first for this old timer.I had never before written a sequenced footle,or a pure footle for some years.I enjoyed the experience and perhaps if prompted by topical 'events' here may do so again.Keep smiling.

Alexis Y.
Date: 4/2/2017 9:29:00 AM

Hi Brian, I see that you are responsible for this amazing form. Thanks for introducing us to the" Footle" form:-) Alexis

JAN ALLISON
Date: 4/1/2017 7:01:00 AM

I was honoured and delighted to find you had entered the contest Brian and I hope you will read the poems that were entered as I had some incredibly creative entries:-) hugs jan xx

Brian
Strand

Date: 4/1/2017 4:45:00 AM

Jan Along with all contest sponsors you are the backbone of this PS workshop. It is no easy task (as you know from this latest one) but it is ,along with the blogs, what has kept PS at the forefront of the digital poetic scene and a daily must read.Keep on keeping on ,come what may.

JAN ALLISON
Date: 4/1/2017 6:59:00 AM

I am indebted to you for the inspiration - without your footle form the contest would never have taken place:-)I have learned so so much since I joined PS try to give back to the site and support others:-) hugs jan xx

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 3/31/2017 7:52:00 PM

Congrats to everyone. I know you bent backwards to put everyone possible on that list, Jan. Thanks for the very fun contest!

Brian Strand
Date: 4/1/2017 4:35:00 AM

Jan it has been a delight for me over the years to see the developing variations to the form.I believe poetic forms are living things that change with time and imagination.Perhaps the sonnet is an example of this and the haiku in English

JAN ALLISON
Date: 4/1/2017 1:37:00 AM

I had some absolutely fabulous poems Andrea and it is so wonderful to see people embrace the footle form and have fun. I was so honoured to find Brian had entered my contest with the form that he invented. It was a shame the judging was marred by glitches and it was infuriating to go through the process and then not be able to finalise the contest - it is not the first time this has happened. I will probably do a limerick contest next after my recent poem inspired people to write follow up poems:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim
Smith

Date: 3/31/2017 6:42:00 PM

Thanks Jan for running a fun contest. Poems using Brian's footle form are inspiring and spark some good vibes into the site. I know there are many days I need a laugh or a smile and you have brought that here in your contest.

JAN ALLISON
Date: 3/31/2017 6:56:00 PM

I'll tell you what has given me the biggest laugh today is reading the contest entries which have been fabulous and also the continuation of the story on my limerick with some fabulous funny sequel poems being written.:-) thanks for taking part in the contest Tim:-) hugs jan xx

My Past Blog Posts


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
AT THE FOOTBRIDGE LIMERICK COLLABORATION UPDATE Date Posted: 6/15/2017 4:04:00 PM
LIMERICK CONTEST BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND Date Posted: 4/26/2017 8:32:00 AM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
7/27/2021	DEAD DRUNK	Limerick	drink,humorous,
7/26/2021	OOPS	Quatrain	clothes,humorous,
7/23/2021	WHEN SHE STOLE MY THONG IT WENT VERY WRONG - BAWDY	Limerick	clothes,humorous,
7/22/2021	DEPRESSION	Rhyme	depression,sad,suicide,
7/20/2021	KEEPING ABREAST OF THE SITUATION - bawdy limerick	Limerick	body,clothes,humorous,
7/19/2021	TALK DIRTY TO ME	Monoku	humorous,
7/18/2021	EYE ROWED MY HOARSE	Free verse	humorous,silly,word play,
7/17/2021	HE ENDED UP WITH EGG ON HIS FACE	Pantoum	fun,race,
7/16/2021	HE NEEDS SUPPORT - REPOSTED AS COLLABORATION - BAWDY WARNING	Limerick	humorous,
7/13/2021	HE NEEDS SUPPORT - BAWDY WARNING	Limerick	body,humorous,
7/12/2021	marry me	Haiku	proposal,romance,
7/11/2021	I WRITE BAWDY LIMERICKS AND POOP POETRY	Limerick	anti bullying,how i feel,
7/9/2021	TYPOITIS - ITS CONTAGIOUS - BAWDY HUMOUR WARNING	Limerick	humorous,word play,
7/8/2021	MORNING GLORY - CONTAINS INNENDO - BAWDY	Limerick	humorous,
7/7/2021	WONDERFUL WORLD EL	Haiku	earth,sky,water,
7/6/2021	anyone for tennis	Haiku	food,sports,summer,
7/5/2021	BEAR WITH ME	Verse	humorous,
7/4/2021	PESKY PET - humour warning	Limerick	humorous,insect,
7/2/2021	MORNING	Ninette	morning,
7/1/2021	Summer Sunset	Sonnet	bird,sunset,
6/30/2021	LOSING MY VOICE	Free verse	humorous,music,
6/29/2021	summer vacation	Haiku	beach,holiday,
6/28/2021	TEETHING TROUBLES - SCARED WITLESS - warning contains humour	Limerick	health,humorous,
6/27/2021	I'M LETTING RIP	Rhyme	anti bullying,life,poetry
6/23/2021	PHONEY PSYCHIC	Rhyme	humorous,
6/22/2021	REPETITION, REPETITION, REPETITION	Free verse	humorous,memory,
6/21/2021	FLAWED THINKING	Free verse	environment,health,
6/19/2021	tranquil moment	Haiku	nature,water,
6/18/2021	ANIMAL FOOTLES	Footle	animal,humorous,
6/17/2021	DIE DIE PESKY FLY - LIPOGRAM	Rhyme	humorous,insect,summer,
6/14/2021	a walk in the forest	Haiku	seasons,tree,
6/13/2021	FIND ME SOMEBODY TO LOVE	Rhyme	humorous,
6/11/2021	IRRITABLE VOWEL SYNDROME	Rhyme	humorous,poetry,word play
6/10/2021	'SOLE' MATES	Limerick	clothes,humorous,
6/9/2021	CATCH OF THE DAY	Verse	nature,
6/8/2021	HEARTACHE ON THE HILLS	Free verse	grief,heartbreak,
6/7/2021	I NEED TO SIT	Lento	how i feel,humorous,
6/6/2021	SEX ON THE BEACH - BAWDY LIMERICK	Limerick	beach,
6/5/2021	RUSH IN BRIDE	Limerick	humorous,wedding,
6/4/2021	I SAW	Limerick	body,humorous,
6/3/2021	OLD FART - WARNING MAY CONTAIN HUMOUR	Limerick	humorous,wind,
6/2/2021	POSITION IMPOSSIBLE II - COLLABORATION WITH TOM CUNNINGHAM - BAWDY WARNING	Limerick	humorous,
5/30/2021	POSITION IMPOSSIBLE - Bawdy limerick	Limerick	humorous,
5/29/2021	EX-STINCT WARNING POOP POEM	Limerick	humorous,wind,
5/28/2021	GIGANTIC GOLDEN SUNFLOWER	Personification	flower,
5/27/2021	FOLLOW UP TO NETWORKING NANCY - BAWDY	Limerick	humorous,lust,
5/26/2021	NETWORKING NANCY	Free verse	humorous,integrity,
5/25/2021	POOR WEE MAN - BAWDY LIMERICK	Limerick	humorous,
5/24/2021	SUNFLOWERS	Acrostic	romance,wedding,
5/23/2021	SHE STINKS OF FISH - HUMOUR WARNING	Limerick	humorous,
5/22/2021	WACKY WEDDING	Triolet	humorous,wedding,
5/20/2021	MOTHER NATURE IN ALL HER GLORY - edited for contest form error	Verse	seasons,
5/18/2021	BENJI	Acrostic	death,dog,
5/17/2021	AND ON THE 7TH DAY HE RESTED - BAWDY	Limerick	humorous,
5/14/2021	HALYCON DAYS	Rhyme	environment,nature,peace,
5/11/2021	NINE BABIES	Rhyme	baby,
5/10/2021	I'LL NEVER QUIT	Limerick	conflict,humorous,
5/9/2021	Weather	Verse	weather,
5/6/2021	VICTIMS	Verse	conflict,food,
5/4/2021	DARK CLOUDS ARE GATHERING	Villanelle	environment,nature,weathe
5/3/2021	They Sit In Judgement	Sonnet	humorous,judgement,poetry
5/2/2021	The Way You Look At Me	Monoku	love,romantic,
5/1/2021	Urticaria	Verse	body,health,
4/30/2021	Global Warming Warning	Rhyme	change,environment,
4/29/2021	SUMMER	Diamante	seasons,
4/27/2021	Critical thinking	Monoku	humorous,irony,
4/26/2021	TROLLS	Verse	abuse,internet,
4/25/2021	HEARTACHE AT COVID 19 FUNERAL	Free verse	funeral,grave,
4/23/2021	GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN	Free verse	grief,
4/22/2021	DUMPING DOWN UNDER	Limerick	animal,humorous,
4/21/2021	SOLITUDE	Verse	beach,solitude,
4/20/2021	GRIEF	Free verse	bereavement,death of a fr
4/19/2021	I LOVE BUGS - NURSERY RHYME	Rhyme	fun,garden,nature,
4/18/2021	haiku	Haiku	nature,
4/17/2021	at the graveside	Haiku	death of a friend,
4/16/2021	DAYLIGHT ROBBERY	Monoku	irony,
4/15/2021	A PET MINICHU	Rhyme	childhood,
4/14/2021	RAIN	Verse	weather,
4/13/2021	IT'S MY TIME	Fibonacci	growing up,me,poetry,
4/12/2021	MY BEDROOM	Rhyme	brother,conflict,humorous
4/11/2021	FALLING LOCKS	Free verse	cancer,love,
4/10/2021	SO LONG SAMMY SNAIL - NURSERY RHYME	Rhyme	child,nature,
4/9/2021	PARTY	Verse	birthday,celebration,
4/8/2021	POLLY GONE - COLLAB	Limerick	bird,crazy,
4/7/2021	I SEE THE MOON	Haibun	moon,sea,
4/6/2021	SPRING LAMBS	Ninette	nature,spring,
4/5/2021	OBESE	Verse	candy,health,
4/3/2021	HE'S LEAVING ON A JET PLANE	Verse	jobs,leaving,
4/1/2021	SOLITUDE - SILENCE IS GOLDEN	Alliteration	children,mom,
3/31/2021	AQUARIUS	Acrostic	me,
3/29/2021	LUST TABLEAU	Verse	lust,
3/28/2021	SEASONS	Verse	seasons,
3/27/2021	spring flowers	Haiku	flower,spring,
3/26/2021	STARGAZER LILY	Free verse	flower,senses,
3/25/2021	SHE'S A PAIN IN THE BUTT	Limerick	humorous,word play,
3/24/2021	TITILATION : BAWDY	Limerick	body,humorous,
3/23/2021	PUBLICATION	Monoku	humor,poetry,
3/22/2021	I LOVE A RAINY DAY - nursery rhyme	Rhyme	fun,rain,
3/21/2021	Acrimonious Acronyms - No place for me in ICU	Couplet	health,humorous,
3/20/2021	HE'S HAVING A FART ATTACK II	Limerick	humorous,wind,

My Photos

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Mens Secrets	Rhyme	abuse,
Few Steps Behind	I do not know?	sad,
Dancing Once Again With Words	Verse	love,
The naked ramblers society	Verse	funny,
On A Gorgeous Day	Couplet	joy,
Always Can Be Awfully Cold	Couplet	travel,
Ever-Bright Eyes	Quatrain	deep,feelings,heart,how i
Show You The Way	Couplet	travel,
It's Love, Pure Love	Quatrain	love,
The Things I Got Used To	Lyric	love,
Embers	Rhyme	bereavement,feelings,marr
Tree Rape	Free verse	autumn,change,nature,
PLEASE DO NOT WEEP	I do not know?	absence,bereavement,
I Will Hold You Once Again	Rhyme	heaven,love,
Limerick 3	Limerick	funny,
Who's A True Friend And Who's Not	Rhyme	betrayal,friendship,trust
My fifty years in a nut shell	Rhyme	family,life,nostalgia,
SMILE	Rhyme	giving,happy,inspiration,
NIGHTINGALE'S SOUL LIGHTS	Sonnet	care,career,dedication,in
Jan Allison	Free verse	friend,friendship,poems,p
The Allison Ellison Bond	Narrative	friendship,love,
Willy the Wasp For Jan Allison	Couplet	childhood,education,insec
Fairy Tales, Angels and Cuddles	Rhyme	child,father daughter,chi
Sometimes We Just Have to Get Naked	Rhyme	life,
Seduction	Free verse	romance,women,
I Am Whammy	Narrative	beauty,fantasy,
A Tribute to Jan Allison	Free verse	friendship,
I Have To Tell You I Love You	Verse	i love you,romance,romant
A Spark In Flight	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Asperger's Child	Rhyme	granddaughter,psychologic
All I Think About Is You	Free verse	longing,love,
I Love The Way You Lie	Quatrain	boyfriend,devotion,hate,h
Frozen In Crystaline - 4	Crystalline	winter,
Oh Goddess Moon	Verse	moon,
I'll Always Remember	Rhyme	lost love,
Desire	Light Verse	life,lost love,love,
The L In Da Name Linda Stands For Love	Narrative	light,
Rainy days	Rhyme	rain,
In The Moment	Free verse	philosophy,
A Christmas Snow	Rhyme	adventure,angel,children,
Love Has Its Costs	Narrative	desire,
Women's Rules For Men -Not a Poem-	I do not know?	humorous,inspiration,sept
Bingo	Verse	funny,mum,
Chopped III - Humor	Narrative	humor,humorous,
Hidden Beauty	Quatrain	mother,tribute,
The Superman	Free verse	romance,
Forever Romance	Free verse	romance,romantic,
CUPID'S ARROWS	Free verse	love,romance,
Drenched In One Another	Free verse	romance,romantic,
WHEN I AM GONE	Epigram	inspirational,mystery,
The things as yet to be	Narrative	love,
My way	Verse	funny,
The Lamp Post	Light Verse	beautiful,introspection,l
I'm not nosey but	Free verse	class,crazy,england,eve,
LOST	Dizain	death,heaven,loss,relatio
THE BUTTERFLY AND ME	Rhyme	animal,butterfly,earth,in
Delight	I do not know?	beauty,butterfly,color,
Jan Allison	I do not know?	poems,
Remembrances ---Tanka	Tanka	emotions,remember,
I Love You Honey But This Is All About ME	Free verse	love,romance,
To Jan Allison About Our True Real Self	Couplet	inspirational,sad,
Around The Corner	Free verse	introspection,mother,
Daydream	Alliteration	beautiful,dream,flower,
The Touch of a Stranger	Lyric	friend,friendship,uplifti
The Devil Is In This Tale	Free verse	heart,heaven,i love you,
Chloee and Reginald The Stand Down Dachshund Comedians	Burlesque	funny,humor,humorous,rose
Clipped Crops and Croquet Mallets	Haibun	beauty,
Cas Tim Jan And Me	Rhyme	humor,humorous,
Are You Alone	Couplet	loneliness,
If We Could Dance	Rhyme	dance,love,
Your Crotch And You	Narrative	humor,
D-Day in Malta:::co-write	Light Verse	fun,
Jan Allison	Limerick	appreciation,friend,poete
It's only time	Couplet	age,devotion,emotions,tee
LOVE IS A FRAGILE THING - FOR JAN ALLISON	Rhyme	love,soulmate,
Yesterday and Today	Rhyme	emotions,introspection,
Gone Forever	Rhyme	autumn,nature,sky,summer,
Country Song	Rhyme	romance,
Kind of Thought	Couplet	appreciation,humorous,
It Is Not With These Eyes That I Have Loved You	Free verse	absence,
Tears Of Serious	Free verse	absence,age,creation,deat
if I had money	Narrative	drug,introspection,univer
Gifts from the Tide	Free verse	nature,ocean,sea,
Wind From The Sea	I do not know?	conflict,depression,forgi
A Winter Day	Rhyme	christmas,
Organic Ecstasy	Free verse	nature,planet,
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
If I Could	Free verse	giving,
I'M COMING HOME	Rhyme	emotions,military,
Caring For My Mother - A Letter To A Loving Friend	Dramatic Monologue	introspection,
Shuffled From Heart To Heart	Quatrain	care,child,emotions,famil
Did you have a peaceful night	Verse	care,love,
A romantic dream	Narrative	romantic,
I'm Vinyl Baby	Free verse	music,
This Moonlit Night	Couplet	beauty,happy,love,moon,ni
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,
Upon the Edges Shadows Fall	Free verse	art,
In Need of a Banquet	Iambic Pentameter	recovery from,relationshi
The True Meaning Of Life	Narrative	life,