Dorothy, it is my pleasure. I also suffered under the assumption that I was not bright, as a child, when in actual fact I had a very high IQ. But as I've always said, I don't think less, I just think differently and I'm proud of it. What was once my burden is now something I wear with pride.
And always will ?.

Comment is about Dyslexia Rules KO (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thank you all for your comments.

It is interesting to note that the job seekers allowance for those over 24 years per week is higher than we pay our veterans for their pension. A grateful nation?

Keith

Comment is about He Sleeps in a Box (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Wow, that is a powerful message. Well done my friend, brilliant.

Comment is about ANGER (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

Jason
I am sure you are right and I do apologize, It is a subject that I am probably overly sesitive about.
For my generation the stigma of being "not very bright" is a brand that stays, not so these days as it is understood for what it is.
Thank you for explaining,

Comment is about Dyslexia Rules KO (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Thanks Mae. And we'll said Dorothy, but I don't think M.C. meant to suggest that as dyslexics we are any less than anyone else, or that we should be especially careful or limited. I read it more as he was trying to express the thought process that, as dyslexics we use when writing.

I'm sure no offence was meant and certainly none was taken.

Comment is about Dyslexia Rules KO (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Brilliant. More Kaelan! Thanks. Keith

Comment is about Cage Of Echoes (blog)

Original item by Kealan Coady

Jason you're a gem! ? Write on my friend! Right on!
Thank you?
Mae

Comment is about Dyslexia Rules KO (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

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Comment is about So Right Yet So Wrong (blog)

Original item by Emma Turner

M.C.Newberry
I do so hope that I have misunderstood you, if I have i apologize.
"Adjust to your limitations" why?

Why should I, or others with the same problem, adjust to our limitations when what I want to do is reach out and expand - I want to explore and enjoy the freedom that others have experienced for years, I do not want to crawl back into that dark pit of inferiority that i have lived in for most of my life. Through WOL I have found my voice,

"Make sure the words you're handing to others Don't mean misunderstanding"

I think that I. and others like me, are as capable as anyone in choosing exactly the right word for the right place. I maybe be dyslexic and hampererd by lack of education but poetry seems to be a great leveller and i feel empowerd by it.

Churchill could not spell, perhaps he was dislexic, we will never know it was not invented then.

Comment is about Dyslexia Rules KO (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Who was it who said that America is a matriarchal society?!
Women certainly have admirable qualities that deserve our thanks
and encouragement - not least their importance to the young of
both genders in becoming caring human beings in later life. They
possess (or should) that restraint that can be a safety valve for the
sometimes careless adventures indulged in by the male of the species. At the same time, they are often there behind...pushing! ?

Comment is about Men Without Women (blog)

Original item by d.knape

You are right dear M.C. But the soul has a tongue of its own and it cannot always be silenced by reason. I don't really blame anybody for anything, including myself. Each of us has to survive best way we can. Still, there is a part of me that grieves.
Thank you for reading and commenting?
Mae

Comment is about Wrongdoer (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Thank you Keith.
Sometimes we should take a hard look in the mirror. It's not something you can do every day because it's painful to face your shortcomings but somedays you simply can't avoid the mirrors.
Thank you?
Mae

Comment is about Wrongdoer (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

An interesting poem which is open to many challenges. I think men and women are interdependent and therefore compliment one another.
A good poem

Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about Men Without Women (blog)

Original item by d.knape

A pertinent summation of the conflict that is within us. As I have
observed elsewhere: do the best you can - when you can. The
actuality of sainthood is a sometime/never thing for most of us.
It is a sad fact that we can become inured to injury and pain if
exposed to it too often - called (very aptly): compassion fatigue.
It is perhaps nature's way of self-preservation in extreme circumstances and should not be a cause for too much self-criticism.

Comment is about Wrongdoer (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Mae,

This poem speaks of self examination which indeed produces some profound results. A good poem indeed.

Thank you for this

Keith

Comment is about Wrongdoer (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

I know. It just hurts me some days the fact that I fall short at just being humane. I just had to let it out?
Thank you Brian!
Mae

Comment is about Wrongdoer (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

Well said sir! Go on, be a devil, Have a double helping of phyllosan and a large glass of sanatogen!

Comment is about The Spark ! (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

I've done a few things, and not done other things, that I regretted later. I don't beat myself up, no-one should...it's just human nature.

Good one Mae.

Comment is about Wrongdoer (blog)

Original item by Mae Foreman

It's nearly 40 years since I packed up smoking. In real terms, at say a pack per day at £9, I have saved myself £100,000, as well as perhaps my life, or at least my health.

Well said Mark.

Comment is about DYING FOR A FAG (blog)

Original item by M.C. Newberry

Thank you for this lovely read! Speaking my truth and staying silent is something I have always struggled with. I not only was able to relate to this poem but felt uplifted after reading!

Comment is about Strong And Silent (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

When the Napoleonic wars finally came to an end, the return of out of work service personnel (as we call them nowadays) saw
Parliament enact the Vagrancy Act 1824, due to the perceived
social affront of the existence of the unemployed and the wounded
begging and exposing wounds (an additional legal definition) for
that purpose in the streets and thoroughfares of the country.
Two centuries on, society still grapples with the same sort of
problem and its origins. Are we any better or better equipped to deal
with this? It seems not. Human nature remains firmly in the hands
of what an ex-soldier acquaintance referred to disparagingly as
"Mark One Man" e.g. basic model !!!

Comment is about He Sleeps in a Box (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Neatly put! To which I might add.....
Adjust to your limitations
Make sure the words you're handing
To others (and other nations!)
Don't mean misunderstanding ?.

Comment is about Dyslexia Rules KO (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

Cheers, Ray and Kate--lovely to hear from you!

Comment is about solitary (blog)

Original item by nunya

Hello David,
Thanks for your comments.
I liked the Woody Allen line.
I find nothing wrong with irreverent humour or laughing at oneself.....life is too serious not to be funny.

Dave

Comment is about Talking with god (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

Thank you, Anya ❤

Comment is about Ghost writer (blog)

Original item by Jon Stainsby

The world's priorities are screwed up.

Comment is about He Sleeps in a Box (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

So chilling - no doubt the more self-righteous among us would suggest that 'Our Man' should get himself a job.

We put 'Our Man' on the front line to defend us and then we hid behind him. When he finally broke we abandoned him and found another man to take his place.

My on-line groceries were once delivererd by an ex-soldier who was
affronted by the fact that this was the only job that he could get, He was fit, strong and had an air of authority which was wasted on delivering groceries to little old ladies( my words not his).

Comment is about He Sleeps in a Box (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

Oh! how I love this one and I can relate to it.

In my day dyslexia was not heard of, " a bit slow" - "not very brifgt"
" rather stupid" was what we were told, and of course as children, we believed what we were told.

I love your spirited jaunty atitude it makes for a joyful read

Comment is about Dyslexia Rules KO (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

I agree with Jason, that is a beautiful and clever line.

Comment is about The Giving (blog)

Original item by erbc

He and so many others suffering Keith. It's appalling to see such waste in some areas when so many are in need. I like the way you have juxtaposed big issues, with a human story to craft a compelling observation of a society that needs to do better.

Comment is about He Sleeps in a Box (blog)

Original item by keith jeffries

thank you kate!

Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Win Sum’ by Steven Arthur (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

This is brilliant, very cleverly put together.
Great Job jay ?

Comment is about Dyslexia Rules KO (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

A delightful reminder of my childhood. A very good poem
Thank you for this
Keith

Comment is about child like (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

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Comment is about 360 " eyes ! (blog)

Original item by Emima Timi

"So many times I have drowned myself just to see you swim."
Beautiful, clever line.☺

Comment is about The Giving (blog)

Original item by erbc

I can relate Hazel, the horrors of the world and how we face it can sometimes be too much to bear. Wonderful poem.

Comment is about A Living Hell (blog)

Original item by Hazel ettridge

You took me to a wonderland with this Desmond. Lovely poem.

Comment is about child like (blog)

Original item by DESMOND CHILDS

Wonderful imagery, congratulations Steven. You never fail to please

Comment is about The Write Out Loud Poem of the Week is ‘Win Sum’ by Steven Arthur (article)

Original item by Stuart Buck

So many delicious wild moments and secrets are cloaked in darkness. Beautiful metaphor Rachel.

Comment is about solitary (blog)

Original item by nunya

I love how you have honoured nature with this poem. Absolutely beautiful.

Comment is about Doorstep Beauty (blog)

Original item by Rick Varden

I love the first line of this piece! Instantly grabbed my attention!

Comment is about 360 " eyes ! (blog)

Original item by Emima Timi

Agree wtih Keith and Kate...

"Ageing toward my fate, time’s

experience-gale savages my

awareness. "

Clever poem.

Comment is about Face Time (blog)

Original item by Rich

hi cynthia
thanks for getting back to me
i did as you suggested and have a guest slot booked for june
i hope i get to see you there and i'm sending positive healing thoughts your way

stu

Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)

Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas

I agree Steven, dense, concise yet powerful!
Well done, again, Jason.

Comment is about Be My Guide (blog)

Original item by Jason Bayliss

My wish for this world is that everyone appreciates how unique and special they are and not want to change to some magazine idea of who they must be. You are beautiful!
Love your introduction and declaration - more should hear.

Comment is about erbc (poet profile)

Original item by erbc

Lots of lovely ideas in this piece, especially this line:
"...when you not only played my guitar but my heart..."

Comment is about Life After Love (blog)

Original item by erbc

I am new to this website and clicked on your profile and a random sample you have written. I am very impressed with your rhyming skills. I also enjoyed how you captured the aspect of our society of being enslaved to our phones.

Comment is about EYE CONTACT (blog)

Original item by Ty

Kieth thank you for commenting on my latest effort.
I have been abroad for the last few days, so have some catching up to do on other's poems.

As is usual there will always be controversy on anything religious, but that is not altogether a bad thing if handled with a grain of respect for the views of others.....which I admit is not always easy.

My father's family were Russian Jews who were lucky to escape with their lives when Cossaks came riding through their village, cutting people down with swords and setting fire to the wooden village hovels they called home. They took the first ship they could get (not even knowing or caring where it was bound) and ended up in Scotland in the early 1900s before WW1.

Just after WW2 my father met, and married, a french Catholic schoolteacher he met in Paris.

I myself met and married my longtime penpal from the Philippines. Her father was Muslim and a drunkard, and ended up marrying a Catholic (a Nun) whom he had raped.
My wife was one of their five children.

Oddly enough apart from my wife's mother nobody else was in the least interested in religion, and rarely if ever went to church.

I was given a hard time at school, both primary & secondary, for refusing to say prayers and, on one occasion was beaten in front of the class by my form master for not closing my eyes during morning prayers. Non of the other boys cared, but it was a good excuse to pick on me; so punch-ups were frequent in the school yard. That's one way to learn how to fight !

Fortunately things are so different today. My daughters never had any problems at school, but that is partly because very few people nowadays, at least here in England, bother about such things. I have lost count of the amount of derelict churches there are here in the south of England, but at least they are, for the most, preserved as such old buildings should be.

Comment is about Talking with god (blog)

Original item by David Gabriel Caplan

Your comments always make me smile dear friend, thank you kindly ?

Comment is about Single mom's (blog)

Original item by Lysa d

Thanks Keith, and Thanks Kate - really appreciate the support.

Comment is about Face Time (blog)

Original item by Rich