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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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Joanna
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

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVE ROPER Date Posted: 1/25/2022 1:07:00 AM
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARREN WHITE Date Posted: 10/2/2017 4:53:00 PM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
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
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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,
7/25/2024	Head Boy	Limerick	humorous,water,
7/20/2024	A cock and bull tale - Risque Rhyme	Limerick	farm,humorous,
7/18/2024	The Latest Soup Scoop	Monoku	anti bullying,how i feel,
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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
The Naked Ramblers Society	Verse	funny,
The Allison Ellison Bond	Narrative	friendship,love,
Sometimes We Just Have To Get Naked	Rhyme	life,
My Way	Verse	funny,
Few Steps Behind	I do not know?	sad,
I'll Always Remember	Rhyme	lost love,
The Touch of a Stranger	Lyric	friend,friendship,uplifti
Remembrances ---Tanka	Tanka	emotions,remember,
Smile	Rhyme	giving,happy,inspiration,
Forever Romance	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Your Crotch and You	Narrative	humor,
A Tribute To Jan Allison	Free verse	friendship,
I'M Coming Home	Rhyme	emotions,military,
Please Do Not Weep	I do not know?	absence,bereavement,
Willy the Wasp For Jan Allison	Couplet	childhood,education,insec
Drenched In One Another	Free verse	romance,romantic,
My Honky Tonk Angel	Narrative	romantic,
Country Song	Rhyme	romance,
I'M Not Nosey But	Free verse	class,crazy,england,eve,
Fake Or Real	Rhyme	self,vanity,
A Memory She Left Behind	Verse	memory,
Mens Secrets	Rhyme	abuse,
Did You Have a Peaceful Night	Verse	care,love,
My Fifty Years In a Nut Shell	Rhyme	family,life,nostalgia,
Cas Tim Jan and Me	Rhyme	humor,humorous,
The Rush	Haiku	first love,
Around the Corner	Free verse	introspection,mother,
Oh Goddess Moon	Verse	moon,
Kind of Thought	Couplet	appreciation,humorous,
Gifts From the Tide	Free verse	nature,ocean,sea,
The True Meaning of Life	Narrative	life,
Jan Allison	Free verse	friend,friendship,poems,p
To Jan Allison About Our True Real Self	Couplet	inspirational,sad,
Friendships	Rhyme	friend,friendship,love,
If You Can	Free verse	nature,planet,
Ever Deeper Grows Our Kiss	Free verse	kiss,
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,
Every Time I Have You Close- Triolet Sonnet	Triolet	beautiful,love,
Low Cost Airline	Limerick	fun,
Fairy Tales, Angels and Cuddles	Rhyme	child,father daughter,chi
John Lennon	Narrative	music,
Poets Who Write Love Poems	Free verse	poetry,
It's Only Time	Couplet	age,devotion,emotions,tee
The Scent of Your Soul	Free verse	absence,feelings,
A Getaway To Ancient Venice	Prose	love,passion,
Mother's Highlights	Free verse	beautiful,beauty,love,mot
Moment In Time	Free verse	love,
Bingo	Verse	funny,mum,
Friendship	Rhyme	friendship,love,
Farewell At the Falls	Quatrain	leaving,lost love,
Yesterday and Today	Rhyme	emotions,introspection,
Stop the Abuse	Free verse	abuse,
Breast Cancer Awareness-By Casarah Nance	Acrostic	cancer,
- The Glory Of Love -	Free verse	feelings,love,
For One Pass of Your Breath	Free verse	lost love,love,love hurts
Cupid's Arrows	Free verse	love,romance,
A Broken Heart Away	Free verse	love,
In Need of a Banquet	Iambic Pentameter	recovery from,relationshi
The Things As Yet To Be	Narrative	love,
The Devil Is In This Tale	Free verse	heart,heaven,i love you,
Her Name Is Jan	Rhyme	marriage,memory,missing,m
Poor Peter Pumpkin	Couplet	fantasy,funny,holiday,
If These Eyes Could Lie	Sonnet	feelings,love,
Organic Ecstasy	Free verse	nature,planet,
Breast Cancer Awareness	Narrative	cancer,
A Winter Day	Rhyme	christmas,
Daydream	Alliteration	beautiful,dream,flower,
My Shortcomings	Narrative	humorous,
Your Smile Sends Me	Ekphrasis	art,
A Jan Allison Inspired Poem	Narrative	happiness,life,
Are You Alone	Couplet	loneliness,
When I Am Gone	Epigram	inspirational,mystery,
Rainbow In My World Today	Rhyme	color,love,rainbow,
Maybe the Last Letter To My Beloved	Free verse	conflict,love,
In Flight	Rhyme	bird,nature,
Love Is a Fragile Thing - For Jan Allison	Rhyme	love,soulmate,
Jan Allison's - Fun Pyramid Cruise	Free verse	adventure,boat,celebratio
I Dreamt of You Last Night	Quatrain	dream,love,
If I Could	Free verse	giving,
Snow Angels	Free verse	friend,love,
Adults Only a Sexy Write Just To Make Jan Laugh	Narrative	funny,humor,humorous,sexy
Wind From the Sea	I do not know?	conflict,depression,forgi
Passion	Free verse	passion,
Tree Rape	Free verse	autumn,change,nature,
Lost In a World of Poetry	Sonnet	how i feel,poetry,
A Romantic Dream	Narrative	romantic,
Spring	Haiku	flower,nature,seasons,daf
I Need To Feel	Free verse	angst,emotions,
I Swear I Want To Die	Free verse	i love you,
In a Blink of An Eye-Collaboration With Charmaine Chircop	Free verse	childhood,
I'M Vinyl Baby	Free verse	music,
Call Me, Call Me	Light Verse	longing,love,wine,wisdom,
My Little Soldier Boy	Rhyme	child,death,remember,boy,
Kiss Loneliness Goodbye Written By Tim Smith and Seren	Rhyme	loneliness,lost love,
Where Can I Find You	Free verse	introspection,
How Poetry Began	Quatrain	nature,poetry,
She's Wet	Light Verse	beauty,creation,cute love
Ninja Girl	Limerick	fun,humor,
I Lifted My Oars	Rhyme	leaving,life,
I Think of You - An Alternative Universe - 6	Prose Poetry	best friend,cute love,des