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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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OUCH

Blog Posted:4/27/2018 3:09:00 AM

I had a fall in the street yesterday resulting in a bruised ego, swollen hand and broken finger which will be strapped up for about 6 weeks. I am a touch typist so now have to use 1 finger which is very frustrating and time consuming.

Please accept my apologies if I don't respond to comments.

hugs Jan

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Caren
Krutsinger

Date: 4/29/2018 11:03:00 PM

Jan, I am so sorry about your sore fingers. I hope you have terrific pain pills, and I hope you are not afraid to use them. Sleep heals almost as well as anything else. Rest, and get well. I think angels are surrounding you, Jan. I feel you will heal quite quickly.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/30/2018 3:24:00 AM

I am taking pain killers and anti inflammatory pills. Just so frustrated at hubby having to do the simplest things for me:-( will be about 6 weeks before I get the strapping off:-( hugs jan xx

Lisa
Ricci

Date: 4/29/2018 5:52:00 AM

Good Morning Jan. I am very sorry for your pain. I have experienced this and still do and know the frustration and the limitations. Make sure not to overuse your hands to keep the pain level and inflammation level down. Have a wonderful day.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/30/2018 3:22:00 AM

Thanks Lisa, I see the fracture clinic tomorrow. I'm amazed at the swelling and bruising on the hand the fingers that are not strapped resemble fat sausages but I would have bruised them when i fell, I did think one of them was also broken but its just badly bruised. i see the fracture clinic tomorrow:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom
Cunningham

Date: 4/28/2018 9:09:00 AM

Hooe you make a speedy recovery Jan. Tom.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/28/2018 9:54:00 AM

I'm going stir crazy and it's only day 3 lol just frustrating not to be able to do even simple tasks - hubby was out last night, i had to get a neighbour to open my jar of pickle lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Eileen
Manassian

Date: 4/27/2018 10:32:00 PM

Sweet sweet Jan....hope you get better soon, dear. I'm so sorry you took that tumble...sending you get well hugs!

Jan Allison
Date: 4/28/2018 2:56:00 AM

Thanks my friend, it could have been much worse in so many ways:-) It's an inconvenience more than anything and made me realise how much we take for granted because we do it automatically:-) hugs Jan xx

Caycay
Jennings

Date: 4/27/2018 9:56:00 PM

You poor dear! I hope it wasn't a busy street that scared you even more after the scary fall. You are most sweet to let all know your current typing condition, but more importantly is your perfect healing. Any chance there's a limerick in this 'happening' somewhere? Focus on healing and staying calm, please. You didn't say if it was your primary hand, probably cause I'm thinking you used it to brace the fall. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. No worries. Poetry hugs ... CayCay

Jan Allison
Date: 4/28/2018 2:50:00 AM

It was quiet, but a couple did offer help but as we were very close to our hotel hubby got me there. I was in shock and knew i'd broken something and not just the tea tray I'd just purchased to put my plants on - that went under me when I fell and was smashed. I was more annoyed about that lol. I am lucky it's my left hand so I can still write and type just slowly with the typing. I posted a limerick yesterday - its called 'braless' lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Line
Gauthier

Date: 4/27/2018 9:33:00 PM

So very sorry to hear that, Jan. Best wishes - more time spent creating perhaps! A good excuse for well deserved rest! Take care, Jan. Line xx

Jan Allison
Date: 4/28/2018 2:45:00 AM

I can still write as I'm right handed, am sure there will be a few poems flowing still:-)It's an inconvenience but hubby is a gem and doing all he can to help:-) hugs Jan xx

Constance
La France

Date: 4/27/2018 2:49:00 PM

Jan, oh no that's terrible get well soon dear heart

Jan Allison
Date: 4/28/2018 2:43:00 AM

My hand and ego are bruised but I was lucky it wasn't more serious:-) hugs Jan xx

Artsieladie Sharon
Donnelly

Date: 4/27/2018 1:39:00 PM

Bummer, Jan! Sorry to hear and hope the pain becomes minimal quickly. Just focus on healing. hugs ~ Artsie xx

Jan Allison
Date: 4/28/2018 2:39:00 AM

you said it Artsie! I have a wrapped icepack on it - the only thing its doing is making my leg cold lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Agnes
Krampe

Date: 4/27/2018 12:23:00 PM

Hugs, Jan. I hope it heals quickly. I am sure you will think up many new poems in that time.

Jan Allison
Date: 4/28/2018 2:38:00 AM

I will still write but the typing will take more time:-) I will cut and paste congrats for contests but try and comment on new poems when I can:-) hugs Jan xx

Sandra
Haight

Date: 4/27/2018 11:02:00 AM

So sad to hear this, Jan. Hope the healing time goes by quickly. I will be thinking of you each day with get-well-soon thoughts. Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison
Date: 4/28/2018 2:35:00 AM

It could have been so much worse I was lucky to escape with a broken finger, cuts an bruises:-) hugs Jan xx

Fj
Thomas

Date: 4/27/2018 9:34:00 AM

Oh shoot Jan hope you mend quickly!

Jan Allison
Date: 4/27/2018 11:29:00 AM

at least 6 weeks strapped up :-( but i got away lightly really:-) hugs jan xx

Maureen
Mcgreavy

Date: 4/27/2018 9:04:00 AM

Ow ow ow! Brakes hurt! That and how a digit can be taken for granted oh ow. Heal up lovely, take all the help you can get! xomo <3

Jan Allison
Date: 4/27/2018 11:28:00 AM

hubby has been a gem and with me all the time - 2 hospital visits in 12 hours - the second one was when we got back to the island and i had the hand cleaned re xrayed and strapped up as i wasnt happy with the way it was initially dealt with as the wound wasnt even cleaned of the grit i fell on, am sore but it could have been much worse:-) hugs jan xx

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My Next Contest Date Posted: 7/11/2023 8:34:00 AM
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVE ROPER Date Posted: 1/25/2022 1:07:00 AM
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UNABLE TO RESPOND TO COMMENTS Date Posted: 4/20/2021 5:40:00 PM
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TRIBUTE TO MANX FUNDRAISER BOB CORKISH Date Posted: 4/23/2020 2:29:00 PM
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POEM OF THE WEEK Date Posted: 8/12/2018 1:38:00 PM
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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
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My Recent Poems

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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,
8/14/2023	Whisperings	Acrostic	angst,betrayal,
8/13/2023	Spring	Ninette	flower,garden,spring,
8/10/2023	Violinist	Rhyme	music,tribute,

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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,
Smile	Rhyme	giving,happy,inspiration,
My Way	Verse	funny,
Forever Romance	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Few Steps Behind	I do not know?	sad,
I'Ll Always Remember	Rhyme	lost love,
The Touch of a Stranger	Lyric	friend,friendship,uplifti
Willy the Wasp For Jan Allison	Couplet	childhood,education,insec
Drenched In One Another	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Remembrances ---Tanka	Tanka	emotions,remember,
A Tribute To Jan Allison	Free verse	friendship,
I'M Not Nosey But	Free verse	class,crazy,england,eve,
Please Do Not Weep	I do not know?	absence,bereavement,
Your Crotch and You	Narrative	humor,
Cas Tim Jan and Me	Rhyme	humor,humorous,
Country Song	Rhyme	romance,
My Fifty Years In a Nut Shell	Rhyme	family,life,nostalgia,
Fake Or Real	Rhyme	self,vanity,
Kind of Thought	Couplet	appreciation,humorous,
I'M Coming Home	Rhyme	emotions,military,
Did You Have a Peaceful Night	Verse	care,love,
Jan Allison	Free verse	friend,friendship,poems,p
Oh Goddess Moon	Verse	moon,
My Honky Tonk Angel	Narrative	romantic,
Fairy Tales, Angels and Cuddles	Rhyme	child,father daughter,chi
Around the Corner	Free verse	introspection,mother,
Gifts From the Tide	Free verse	nature,ocean,sea,
Friendships	Rhyme	friend,friendship,love,
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,
Bingo	Verse	funny,mum,
A Memory She Left Behind	Verse	memory,
The Things As Yet To Be	Narrative	love,
Cupid's Arrows	Free verse	love,romance,
John Lennon	Narrative	music,
Organic Ecstasy	Free verse	nature,planet,
If You Can	Free verse	nature,planet,
The Devil Is In This Tale	Free verse	heart,heaven,i love you,
The True Meaning of Life	Narrative	life,
Friendship	Rhyme	friendship,love,
Your Smile Sends Me	Ekphrasis	art,
Are You Alone	Couplet	loneliness,
A Getaway To Ancient Venice	Prose	love,passion,
Ever Deeper Grows Our Kiss	Free verse	kiss,
If I Could	Free verse	giving,
Moment In Time	Free verse	love,
Rainbow In My World Today	Rhyme	color,love,rainbow,
A Winter Day	Rhyme	christmas,
Stop the Abuse	Free verse	abuse,
I'M Vinyl Baby	Free verse	music,
The Scent of Your Soul	Free verse	absence,feelings,
Low Cost Airline	Limerick	fun,
Daydream	Alliteration	beautiful,dream,flower,
For One Pass of Your Breath	Free verse	lost love,love,love hurts
A Romantic Dream	Narrative	romantic,
Poets Who Write Love Poems	Free verse	poetry,
To Jan Allison About Our True Real Self	Couplet	inspirational,sad,
Adults Only a Sexy Write Just To Make Jan Laugh	Narrative	funny,humor,humorous,sexy
When I Am Gone	Epigram	inspirational,mystery,
If These Eyes Could Lie	Sonnet	feelings,love,
Farewell At the Falls	Quatrain	leaving,lost love,
Call Me, Call Me	Light Verse	longing,love,wine,wisdom,
Jan Allison's - Fun Pyramid Cruise	Free verse	adventure,boat,celebratio
Spring	Haiku	flower,nature,seasons,daf
Breast Cancer Awareness-By Casarah Nance	Acrostic	cancer,
Maybe the Last Letter To My Beloved	Free verse	conflict,love,
My Heart Beats For You	Rhyme	bereavement,loss,love,
Lost In a World of Poetry	Sonnet	how i feel,poetry,
A Jan Allison Inspired Poem	Narrative	happiness,life,
Expenditures	Rhyme	age,
Love Is a Fragile Thing - For Jan Allison	Rhyme	love,soulmate,
Lost	Dizain	death,heaven,loss,relatio
Where Can I Find You	Free verse	introspection,
A Broken Heart Away	Free verse	love,
This Year	Quintain (English)	art,
The Lady Is a Tramp	Free verse	cool,
Friend	Diminished Hexaverse	friend,friendship,
If One Evening By Chance	Rhyme	best friend,longing,passi
It's Only Time	Couplet	age,devotion,emotions,tee
The Rush	Haiku	first love,
Ninja Girl	Limerick	fun,humor,
Snow Angels	Free verse	friend,love,
Where I'M From	Free verse	beauty,cancer,childhood,c
When Cities Yell	Free verse	abuse,creation,earth,natu
My Little Soldier Boy	Rhyme	child,death,remember,boy,
Pefection	Free verse	beautiful,body,character,
Among Butterflies Sought	Concrete	betrayal,butterfly,confli
Mens Secrets	Rhyme	abuse,
Poor Man Rich Man	Free verse	heart,identity,
Wind From the Sea	I do not know?	conflict,depression,forgi
The Wind	Free verse	love,
Dancing Once Again With Words	Verse	love,
I Swear I Want To Die	Free verse	i love you,
A Spark In Flight	Free verse	romance,romantic,
The Butterfly and Me	Rhyme	animal,butterfly,earth,in
Awakening Sunshine Morning	Free verse	beautiful,beauty,emotions
Passion	Free verse	passion,
Ever-Bright Eyes	Quatrain	deep,feelings,heart,how i
Jan Allison	I do not know?	poems,