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Why I'M Glad Elephants Can'T Fly

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I looked at a bird flying high Its poop landed up in my eye I looked such a disgrace As it slid down my face Folks laughed, but I wanted to cry FICTION WRITE! 01~06~17

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Cheryl Hoffman

Date: 1/10/2017 8:30:00 AM

Made me smile and imagined Dumbo with having diarrhea! Witty with great imagery, (lol!)~Hugs~Che xx

Jan Allison
Date: 1/11/2017 4:18:00 PM

ha ha ha I don't want to imagine THAT lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Stephen Pennell

Date: 1/9/2017 9:47:00 AM

But dumbo can fly jan honest disney would not lie :-)

Jan Allison
Date: 1/10/2017 2:28:00 AM

ha ha ha:-) yes and he's so light he can fly with a feather lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Judy Konos

Date: 1/9/2017 6:18:00 AM

A little elephant goes a lon long way and they never forget!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/9/2017 8:10:00 AM

ha ha ha I'd never forget if an elephant dumped its load on me either lol:-) hugs Jan xx

John Lawless

Date: 1/8/2017 8:24:00 PM

...and what kind of an outlook on the day would that give you?

Jan Allison
Date: 1/9/2017 1:20:00 AM

A bit of a crap one John lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Peter Dome

Date: 1/8/2017 10:21:00 AM

Ha ha. Was it a jumbo. Brilliant. Best wishes. Pete.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2017 12:14:00 PM

ha ha ha:-) hugs Jan xx

Lim'Rik Flats

Date: 1/8/2017 9:14:00 AM

I once was caught in a gale//in which there flew a whale//He slipped a poo//now I am through//I hope he wiped his tail! O U B silly girl;-). Huggapoos ~ john

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2017 9:38:00 AM

lol thanks John:-) hugs Jan xx

Augustus Black

Date: 1/8/2017 6:30:00 AM

Oh my god! That's very nasty. Hope you are fine. Nice poem.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/8/2017 9:38:00 AM

Pure fiction Augustus I just like writing poopy poems lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 1/7/2017 6:45:00 AM

You made it very clear dearest, Jan! Hilarious as always! A seven! To me has happened in many occasions! Not fiction! You see I am older and have travelled a lot! haha!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/7/2017 5:08:00 PM

Thanks Demetrios, my coat has been a target but never my face lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Jerry T Curtis

Date: 1/7/2017 5:40:00 AM

Then I took the poop from Jan's eye And tossed it high in the sky And when it came down It splattered around To hit all those folks standing by Nice job Jan---and as I always say----"One good poop deserves ---one more good poop"

Jan Allison
Date: 1/7/2017 5:08:00 PM

LOL love your comment ...You know me and poop Jerry lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Supraja Kannan

Date: 1/7/2017 4:05:00 AM

Ha ha.... You are great Jan...very funny... I enjoyed it very much Thanks for sharing .

Jan Allison
Date: 1/7/2017 5:09:00 PM

Thanks Supraja:-) hugs Jan xx

Vera Duggan

Date: 1/6/2017 10:16:00 PM

Oh Jan you really crack me up sometimes, I just love your comical poems, you know if you wrote a book with all these poems in it I would wet myself laughing all throughout the book LoL. Keep them coming because I do read them all even if I don't comment, I love them, take care my friend.........Vera

Jan Allison
Date: 1/7/2017 5:12:00 PM

I aim to make people smile with my silly poems Vera:-) I will eventually pull many of my poems and put them in a kindle book and yesterday I found someone who would be willing to do a few illustrations for me!!:-) hugs Jan xx

Doug Vinson

Date: 1/6/2017 8:30:00 PM

:: sending pachyderms and high winds to change your tune... :: But seriously, Cheers, Jan! : )

Jan Allison
Date: 1/7/2017 5:12:00 PM

Oh I don't need wind in any form believe me Doug lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/6/2017 6:29:00 PM

haha, the title MAKES it!!!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 6:46:00 PM

lol I do like to be creative with my titles lol:-) A dumbo dump doesn't bear thinking about lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Eileen Manassian

Date: 1/6/2017 4:03:00 PM

Oh!! You are something, Jan, you truly are! BTW...Thanks for the heads up on my poem. Yes, forgot I had made some changes on it. You're a dear. Love ya

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 4:09:00 PM

:-) thanks Eileen - will drop by and comment on your poem soon:-) hugs jan xx

Nette Onclaud

Date: 1/6/2017 3:54:00 PM

lol, seriously how many funny bones do you have, jan.... now, wash your face, haha.. enjoyed with huggs

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 4:08:00 PM

Just two funny bones like everyone else Nette but my aim is to make people smile:-) hugs jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 1/6/2017 1:48:00 PM

ha! great title, jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 1:53:00 PM

I couldn't resist Ilene lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 1/6/2017 11:58:00 AM

LoI! Me too Jan. A bird pooped in my hair one day when I was about to cross the street. It was so gross. Could you imagine it being a elephant? A without a dout 7:-) Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 1:35:00 PM

ha ha ha it's only happened to me once - its vile Alexis and I live by the coast so it does happen - I remember our poor postman was absolutely covered one day poor guy:-( hugs jan xx

Robert Lindley

Date: 1/6/2017 11:30:00 AM

ME TOO! Can you just imagine the crash landings! Great verses and brought a smile needed this morn my friend. A7

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 1:35:00 PM

ha ha ha:-) hugs Jan xx

Daniel Turner

Date: 1/6/2017 9:25:00 AM

Can you imagine trying to find a branch to land on or a rooftop? And trying to take a bath in a birdbath. It would be hard on the elephants:) Fun stuff Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 1/6/2017 1:36:00 PM

ha ha ha great comment Daniel:-) hugs jan xx