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Writing Challenge - G Words - Poetry Contest

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Robert Lindley

Date: 6/30/2023 5:58:00 PM

A very lovely tribute to our friend Lin Lane. And truth is versed out for her! A fav my friend. God bless..

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 6/30/2023 12:45:00 PM

What a beautiful tribute to Lin Lane - she sounds like a wonderful person and friend. blessings galore, Jennifer.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 6/30/2023 11:15:00 AM

Congratulations on your win. A wonderful Acrostic write/tribute. A good friend is better than gold. In life we do not get many real true friends. You are blessed to have each other. Have a blessed day/weekend....................

Lisa Ricci

Date: 6/30/2023 10:13:00 AM

Hello Jan. This is a wonderful tribute to Lin Lane coupled with wonderful execution of the acrostic format. Your entry flowed. Best wishes for the contest. Have a wonderful weekend. Blessings always (smile)

Bj Legros Kelley

Date: 6/28/2023 12:24:00 PM

What a precious tribute to an amazing sweet poetess, she has reached out and blessed me so much. <3

Lin Lane
Date: 6/29/2023 12:34:00 PM

How kind of you, BJ. You are such a sweetheart. Thank you.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/28/2023 12:42:00 PM

I have to agree 100% Lin is amazing BJ, thanks for dropping by to comment xx

Arlo Parker

Date: 6/27/2023 5:08:00 PM

Neither cowardly nor jealous, just an admirer of wonderful poetic talent. Friendship can sometimes be misconstrued or seen as shallow and trite (on PS, too). Good you and Lin have striven beyond such petty poop. I expect to see a Jan Tribute from LL soon. =;o)

Jan Allison
Date: 6/28/2023 7:59:00 AM

Lin is and has been a tower of strength to me both on and off soup, it is down to her encouragement and Tania's limerick contests which have brought me back to writing and posting again after nearly a 9 month absence. jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 6/27/2023 11:53:00 AM

I love this tribute to Lin. She has had her fair share of ordeals in life, but has shown strength of character al along. Hugs // paul

Lin Lane
Date: 6/28/2023 8:33:00 AM

Hugs for your kindness, Paul.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/28/2023 7:57:00 AM

Lin has become such a treasured friend as you are Paul - at least we have had the joy of meeting each other, perhaps one day i will get to the US there are so many poets I would love to meet:-) hugs jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 6/26/2023 11:59:00 AM

a lovely and touching tribute, jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 6/28/2023 7:56:00 AM

We will have to have a soup get together if I ever get to the US, you and I have spoken often would be so lovely to meet:-) hugs jan xx

Mark Koplin

Date: 6/26/2023 10:25:00 AM

This is a nice gesture for our friend, Jan. Lin has helped me and lots of other poets with her suggestions and encouraging comments. David's right about her talent as a poet.

Lin Lane
Date: 6/28/2023 8:34:00 AM

;-) Mark

Jan Allison
Date: 6/28/2023 7:54:00 AM

Can't agree with you more Mark, Lin is an exceptional poetess and we can always rely on her advice and also her support in other aspects of life away from soup:-) hugs Jan xx

Deb M

Date: 6/26/2023 6:03:00 AM

How lovely for you both Jan..you are lucky to have found each other on P.S….l do hope you get to meet each other one day in real life! Lovely tribute to Lin! Debx

Jan Allison
Date: 6/28/2023 7:52:00 AM

I have been so lucky to meet several poets from soup but there are many more I would love to meet. Perhaps one day I will venture across the pond! hugs Jan xx

David Kavanagh

Date: 6/26/2023 12:39:00 AM

What a lovely tribute Jan, sometimes life throws up a soulmate, and you’ve found one here on the soup, we all need a helping hand when navigating through this place, and none better than Lin to show us around, cheers David

Lin Lane
Date: 6/28/2023 8:31:00 AM

All of you are special to me. Thank you for so often rallying around me and giving me the support and confidence to keep writing. Hugs!

Jan Allison
Date: 6/28/2023 7:51:00 AM

Well said all, Lin is a top class poetess, I think you are right its petty jealousy - no one need be jealous of my output its mainly crap lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Tania Kitchin
Date: 6/26/2023 6:41:00 PM

David and mark, I agree, Lin has all of our support, the cowardly jealous poets are outnumbered!

David Kavanagh
Date: 6/26/2023 10:32:00 AM

Here here!

Mark Koplin
Date: 6/26/2023 10:27:00 AM

They can try David, but Lin can handle the stones thrown at her by those cowards and she has backup with all of us behind her.

David Kavanagh
Date: 6/26/2023 4:07:00 AM

They won’t bring Lin down, she’s far too good a poet, only lesser and jealous poets may try, but she has nothing to fear from these anonymous cowards!

Jan Allison
Date: 6/26/2023 3:46:00 AM

Thank you David, Lin has been a tower of strength to me both on and off soup especially last year when my life was so challenging. Sadly there are still some people posting on the site who are trying to bring her down so I hope this poem shows solidarity. hugs jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/25/2023 10:44:00 PM

So sweet, Jan. You made her day with this.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/26/2023 3:44:00 AM

I hope Constance Likes it! I asked Lin's permission to use her picture and I am so pleased she said yes because I could then write the poem!:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 6/25/2023 5:15:00 PM

- Lovely written for your friend, Lin, Jan :) - Luck in the contest :) - hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 6/26/2023 3:43:00 AM

thanks Anne-Lise:-) hugs jan xx

Tania Kitchin

Date: 6/25/2023 4:40:00 PM

Jan, a sweet poem and tribute to Lin. Hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 6/26/2023 3:42:00 AM

Tania, YOU are the reason I came back to writing and posting on soup again, so a massive thank you to you too:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane

Date: 6/25/2023 4:10:00 PM

Jan, my sweet island friend. We've been like sisters to each other almost from the day we met nearly 8 years ago. We've helped each other through so many family and personal trials that we're bonded together as if we are fleshly sisters. I love you for this Acrostic tribute. Thank you is hardly saying enough about how much it means to me. Hugs for you, Chick!!

Jan Allison
Date: 6/26/2023 3:42:00 AM

aww Lin you have been such an amazing support to me throughout my time on soup but especially over recent years with all the trauma of mum:-) hugs Jan xx

Terry Flood

Date: 6/25/2023 3:44:00 PM

Always good to know who’s got your back, Jan. Lin will be chuffed. Terry

Jan Allison
Date: 6/25/2023 3:46:00 PM

She sure has been an amazing support to me Terry both on and off the site:-) hugs Jan xx