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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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AWAY IN CONTEST JUDGED

Blog Posted:7/31/2023 7:22:00 AM

Many thanks to all the poets who took time to enter the 're run' of the Away in contest.

The standard of entries was extremely high and I had some amazing poems and gave out many 1st places. However, there was one poem I couldnt place as it didn't fit in with the contest rules, it had 5 lines per stanza and each line was 6 syllabes

When judging I used how many syllables and rhymezone. It's interesting to note that on how many syllables a dash counts as one syllable and couldn't wouldn't etc count as one not two!

Jan

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Arthur
Vaso

Date: 8/22/2023 10:57:00 PM

Enjoyed this!!!! :)

Jan Allison
Date: 8/23/2023 1:34:00 AM

thanks so much Art. I am so thrilled admin allowed me to re run the pulled contest. Ive written about 4 poems using the 'away in' theme and 2 will go in my humour book lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Sam
Kauffman

Date: 8/1/2023 12:18:00 PM

Hi Jan, many thanks for this re-run. It was fun - fun to see all the different takes on the theme. Glad I saw your message about www.howmanysyllables and the dash. As a longtime lyricist separating words into syllables to fit melodies has become an acquired skill but I still check. Not quite sure how I missed the syllable count in the second line! Sigh! Also, I check with rhyme zone for exact rhymes when that is requested as part of contest rules as with cry and sigh. The two words were listed as exact rhymes. Anyway, I am most grateful for your placement. Hope there will be another re-run now that I have the hang of it. Hugs and gratitude. Congrats to all the winners!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/1/2023 3:56:00 PM

thanks for dropping by to comment Sam and I am so delighted with all the poems that placed and so happy I was able to re run the contest. hugs jan xx

Joanna
Daniel

Date: 8/1/2023 12:24:00 AM

I had fun with this one, Jan, thank you for my placement, makes me happy if my sense of humour can interest you:)

Jan Allison
Date: 8/1/2023 12:42:00 AM

Your away in the attic was fabulous Jo!!:-) hugs jan xx

Eve
Roper

Date: 7/31/2023 11:37:00 PM

Thank you so much for my placement, I am truly honored. Congratulations to all the winners.

Jan Allison
Date: 8/1/2023 12:41:00 AM

Thanks for taking time to enter Eve, it was such fun seeing the names on the winning entries:-) some I could guess but others were a complete surprise:-) hugs Jan xx

Unseeking
Seeker

Date: 7/31/2023 9:37:00 PM

Big effort, Jan ~ thanks for hosting

Jan Allison
Date: 8/1/2023 12:40:00 AM

Thanks so much US, its actually really time consuming putting each poem in how many syllables and checking rhyme especially as the US and UK have different ways of pronouncing words. hugs jan xx

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 7/31/2023 9:15:00 PM

I just loved how you did that contest, Jan. Thanks for my win. I hope I can make time for that winner list!!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 8/1/2023 11:18:00 AM

Ha!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/1/2023 12:39:00 AM

Thanks Andrea I may re run the contest again as I couldnt stop writing to the away in a manger tune lol:-) hugs jan xx

Mark
Toney

Date: 7/31/2023 3:56:00 PM

Thanks to you, Jan, this was a fun contest, and look at all the wonderful poetry it attracted! Congratulations to you for the effort you put in to make it a success!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2023 5:29:00 PM

Thanks so much for allowing me to use your poem as an example, I was delighted with the standard of the entries and it was fabulous to see poets having fun. Many congrats again Mark:-) hugs Jan xx

Tania
Kitchin

Date: 7/31/2023 1:55:00 PM

Jan, thank you so much for running the "Away" contest and honoring my poem!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2023 2:03:00 PM

I was delighted I was allowed to run the pulled contest and honour those poets who had already entered. The poems I received a joy to read and I was so happy to see the contest fill:-) hugs jan xx

Lin
Lane

Date: 7/31/2023 10:30:00 AM

I’ll join Constance in thanking you for hosting and for not letting the “Away” poems written for another contest go to waste.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2023 11:29:00 AM

I may re run it again some day Lin as the quality of the poems and the themes were fantastic, thanks again for supporting my contest Lin xx:-) hugs Jan xx

Constance
La France

Date: 7/31/2023 10:23:00 AM

Jan, thank you so much for the contest, I really enjoyed writing for it though of course my poem did have some sadness, and thanks for my great placement, blessings !

Jan Allison
Date: 7/31/2023 11:28:00 AM

your poem was beautiful in its sadness and I had an inkling it would be yours Constance, many congrats :-) hugs Jan xx

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TRIBUTE TO MANX FUNDRAISER BOB CORKISH Date Posted: 4/23/2020 2:29:00 PM
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARREN WHITE Date Posted: 10/2/2017 4:53:00 PM
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My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
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,

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,
Please Do Not Weep	I do not know?	absence,bereavement,
Mens Secrets	Rhyme	abuse,
My Fifty Years In a Nut Shell	Rhyme	family,life,nostalgia,
I'Ll Always Remember	Rhyme	lost love,
Jan Allison	Free verse	friend,friendship,poems,p
Sometimes We Just Have To Get Naked	Rhyme	life,
Remembrances ---Tanka	Tanka	emotions,remember,
Fairy Tales, Angels and Cuddles	Rhyme	child,father daughter,chi
My Way	Verse	funny,
Your Crotch and You	Narrative	humor,
Bingo	Verse	funny,mum,
The Touch of a Stranger	Lyric	friend,friendship,uplifti
I'M Coming Home	Rhyme	emotions,military,
The Things As Yet To Be	Narrative	love,
Smile	Rhyme	giving,happy,inspiration,
My Honky Tonk Angel	Narrative	romantic,
Country Song	Rhyme	romance,
A Memory She Left Behind	Verse	memory,
Are You Alone	Couplet	loneliness,
Willy the Wasp For Jan Allison	Couplet	childhood,education,insec
Did You Have a Peaceful Night	Verse	care,love,
Forever Romance	Free verse	romance,romantic,
A Romantic Dream	Narrative	romantic,
The True Meaning of Life	Narrative	life,
Ever Deeper Grows Our Kiss	Free verse	kiss,
Spring	Haiku	flower,nature,seasons,daf
Poets Who Write Love Poems	Free verse	poetry,
Oh Goddess Moon	Verse	moon,
Low Cost Airline	Limerick	fun,
I'M Not Nosey But	Free verse	class,crazy,england,eve,
To Jan Allison About Our True Real Self	Couplet	inspirational,sad,
Poor Man Rich Man	Free verse	heart,identity,
Cas Tim Jan and Me	Rhyme	humor,humorous,
Farewell At the Falls	Quatrain	leaving,lost love,
A Tribute To Jan Allison	Free verse	friendship,
Kind of Thought	Couplet	appreciation,humorous,
A Broken Heart Away	Free verse	love,
Dancing Once Again With Words	Verse	love,
I Dreamt of You Last Night	Quatrain	dream,love,
The Story of You	Narrative	romance,
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,
It's Only Time	Couplet	age,devotion,emotions,tee
Ever-Bright Eyes	Quatrain	deep,feelings,heart,how i
Fake Or Real	Rhyme	self,vanity,
My Best Ever Love Poem	Verse	love,
It's Love, Pure Love	Quatrain	love,
Drenched In One Another	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Jan	Narrative	dedication,love,
Embers	Rhyme	bereavement,feelings,marr
Yesterday and Today	Rhyme	emotions,introspection,
Friendship	Rhyme	friendship,love,
The Rush	Haiku	first love,
Romance	Rhyme	romance,
Limerick 3	Limerick	funny,
In Need of a Banquet	Iambic Pentameter	recovery from,relationshi
Coverup	Rhyme	feelings,nature,
Tree Rape	Free verse	autumn,change,nature,
Maybe the Last Letter To My Beloved	Free verse	conflict,love,
Pretty Poet	Free verse	angel,how i feel,mentor,p
Every Time I Have You Close- Triolet Sonnet	Triolet	beautiful,love,
I Need To Feel	Free verse	angst,emotions,
A Message From Emilly	Ballad	age,daughter,death of a f
Mother's Highlights	Free verse	beautiful,beauty,love,mot
Around the Corner	Free verse	introspection,mother,
- the Glory of Love -	Free verse	feelings,love,
Paradise In My Mind	Rhyme	dream,freedom,imagination
On a Gorgeous Day	Couplet	joy,
Her Name Is Jan	Rhyme	marriage,memory,missing,m
Dirty Socks	Rhyme	family,
How Poetry Began	Quatrain	nature,poetry,
Always Can Be Awfully Cold	Couplet	travel,
If You Can	Free verse	nature,planet,
Show You the Way	Couplet	travel,
The Breadth of My Love	Free verse	love,planet,romance,roman
Gifts From the Tide	Free verse	nature,ocean,sea,
Beauty Inside	Quatrain	beauty,
The Scent of Your Soul	Free verse	absence,feelings,
The Things I Got Used To	Lyric	love,
Cupid's Arrows	Free verse	love,romance,
Faith, Hope and Love	Tanka	life,
Haiku 74 - Haiku 75- About a Bookmark	Haiku	absence,
Friendships	Rhyme	friend,friendship,love,
The Devil Is In This Tale	Free verse	heart,heaven,i love you,
I Will Hold You Once Again	Rhyme	heaven,love,
Breast Cancer Awareness-By Casarah Nance	Acrostic	cancer,
Rainbow In My World Today	Rhyme	color,love,rainbow,
A Winter Day	Rhyme	christmas,
Who's a True Friend and Who's Not	Rhyme	betrayal,friendship,trust
Finding Me	Rhyme	anger,god,jesus,life,peac
Where Frozen Embers Still Burn	Rhyme	heart,
Moment In Time	Free verse	love,
Organic Ecstasy	Free verse	nature,planet,
Poor Peter Pumpkin	Couplet	fantasy,funny,holiday,
John Lennon	Narrative	music,
Your Smile Sends Me	Ekphrasis	art,
Adults Only a Sexy Write Just To Make Jan Laugh	Narrative	funny,humor,humorous,sexy
Where Frozen Embers Still Burn : the Funny Version	Rhyme	romance,