A NEW BOOK & PROLOGUE

Posted by Bill

on Nov 05, 2020

I FEEL THERE ARE SOME GREAT ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGES TO CONTRIBUTING TO A SITE LIKE MAO, which may not be immediately apparent in the daily correspondence relating directly to stoma issues.

As a writer and a rhymist the good people on here have prompted me to capture so many concepts in verse and I am so grateful for your ideas and motivation to do so. Sometimes, it is difficult to foresee where the writing will take me next, but recent correspondence threw up the concept of a completely new direction to complement my main motivation of writing about what, in the past, I referred to as people's 'wails of woe'. Many of which were caused by the unkindness perpetrated by their fellow human beings. I am half way through my sixth book on 'Bullying' and was wondering what I could do to change direction, without forsaking my passion for exposing the bad things in life such as bullying.

Well! the good people on this site gave me the idea that I could look for the 'good' things in life and still have the opportunity to contrast them with what I feel is 'bad/wrong'. Thus, I have decided on the working title of 'B. Withers - Be KIND' and will share with you my first contribution to this new book.

Best wishes

Bill

B. WITHERS - Be KIND.
PROLOGUE.

So many rhymes I wrote before
exposed those things that I abhor,
such as the things that spring to mind
when I see folk being unkind.

And I’ll continue in this way
to help the victims have a say,
by documenting what is wrong
in rhyme, in limerick and song.

But there’s another side to life
besides the bullies and their strife,
this is a side which needs some light
to contrast between wrong and right.

I felt it would be apposite
to write about the opposite
of bullying and uncaring
to show that some folks are caring.

So, in this work, I thought I might
reverse that concept and might write
about the kindness I have known
and the goodness folks have shown.

Of course, I’ll bear in mind the bad,
the torrid, horrid and the sad,
but that will all be in the wings
as I seek out those better things.

I hope I’ll find enough to be
the subject of some poetry,
to warm the cockles of our heart
for then, I would have played my part.

Within this world, so full of woe,
I’ll search around so I may show
by looking hard, we may well find
that human beings can be kind.

B. Withers 2020

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Comments:

Mtnman : Very nice Bill and well rounded. You have an amazing gift. ..mountain Nov 05, 2020

Puppyluv56 : Love it Bill Nov 05, 2020

w30bob : Awesome sauce Bill. Here's hoping you don't have to look too hard.

Regards,
Bob Nov 06, 2020

Bill : THANKS.

I thank you all for your support
and all the things that you have taught
me on this site over the years
to sort me out and calm my fears.

When I came out of hospital
and I was feeling horrible,
with nobody that understood
which did not make me feel too good.

I went upon the internet
to see what advice I might get,
because I felt alone and blue
accepting I had not a clue.

I stumbled on this stoma site
where contributors seemed they might
both understand and give advice
which I believed was rather nice.

Its what I needed at that time,
for whilst I penned my thoughts in rhyme,
theres nothing like a friend to chat
and share exactly what were at.

When people have experience,
and have shown some resilience,
they seem to understand our plight
and conversations seem so right.

I think its nice when people share
and show the world that they can care,
for this is a great attribute
to which, I wish to pay tribute.

I wish to thank each one of you
for all the good things that you do,
and hope that you will carry on
long after I am dead and gone.

B. Withers 2020
Nov 06, 2020

Lily17 : "I wish to thank each one of you
for all the good things that you do..."

Thank YOU, Bill~

Lily17~ Nov 06, 2020

iMacG5 : Like Lily wrote.
Mike Nov 07, 2020

Bill : Most of my books have an introduction and I saw no good reason why this one should be an exception:

B.WITHERS -BE KIND.
INTRODUCTION.

So many of the rhymes I write
have been of crime and whats not right.
Thus, when my mind and pen unite
it is to join in with this fight.

My rhymes about those bullies who
impose their will on me and you
have morphed into a small tirade
and have become my stock in trade.

My world of verse and unkind men
is not perverse, for acumen
may point me to the other side
where human beings need not hide.

There is a world where all can see
that kindness is the way to be,
and people are compassionate,
caring and considerate.

I perceive that in this world
a new dimension is unfurled,
where nastiness is frowned upon
and bullyings seen as a con.

I thought I ought to write some rhyme,
which highlights things, that over time
might be the way that things are done
by me, by you, and everyone.

I wish to show that being kind
is not a thing which springs to mind
in just those few who wish to show
that kindness is the way to go.

I hope to show, so tomorrow,
everyone on Earth will know
that kindness is a virtue where
we could and should show that we care.

B. Withers 2020

Nov 11, 2020

Bill : and one for MAO contributors!

A WEB OF KINDNESS. (MAO)

The world-wide-web has sometimes cast
a nasty shadow in the past,
when trolls and bullies ply their trades
as they let rip with their tirades.

Its sad to see this bad abuse
be used by some to thus traduce, (speak ill of someone)
to vilify and to defame
in what becomes a bullys game.

Sometimes, when I have surfed the web,
I kind of feel my patience ebb,
especially when these bullies bring
their unkind comments to this thing.

However, Ive found a platform
where kindness seems to be the norm,
and the contributors must care
about the kind posts they post there.

This is a site where people come
because theyve lost use of their bum
so, now a stomas on their side
which sometimes is undignified.

It might seem easy to poke fun,
belittle or malign someone
who has a stoma, so that they
may have to pooh a different way.

But on this site, that I have found,
participants will rally-round,
supporting all their fellow friends
with kindness, which helps things to mend.

Thus, I must, with my pen portray
some of the things these people say,
so other people get the gist
that human kindness can exist.

Be Withers 2020

Nov 11, 2020

iMacG5 : When a rhymist puts in a word
That most of us never heard
Then defines it for those folk
What kindness does that evoke?
Great job, Bill
Sincerely,
Mike Nov 11, 2020

Bill : LITTLE THINGS MEAN A LOT.

It is those little things in life,
which help to overcome our strife
and often brighten up our day
so, maybe things will go our way.

It is those minute little things,
which I have found, so often brings
a tiny smile upon my face
so, I can then the world embrace.

Those little things in life can be
all thats needed to be free
from all my worries and my pain
so, let me see them once again.

It is the little things I do
after I have thought them through,
that helps to ease the troubled mind
and also helps people unwind.

It is those little things I see
which have a great effect on me,
for theyre the things that brought great joy
when I was just a little boy.

When theres a little kindness there,
it shows that people really care
and that will always mean a lot
as often, that is all weve got.

A little thought before one acts,
may disappear among large facts,
but all these things are noticed by
those who possess the sharpest eye.

Its little things that I have seen,
that over time have come to mean
that this or that person is kind,
and this is what will spring to mind.

B.Withers 2020
Nov 11, 2020

OstoMorgan : All of the wonderful things people say,

On board this new boat I have found,

Is ALL like poetry to me,

So thank you everyone, I shout out loud.
Nov 27, 2020

iMacG5 : Hi OstoMorgan. Great comment! Thanks for sharing.
Mike Nov 27, 2020

Bill : Thank you all for your kind comments
Best wishes
Bill Nov 28, 2020