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  © 2010 JEAN LONG

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  ISBN: 978-1-907179-84-6

  A CIP catalogue for this book is available from the

  National Library.

  Published by ORIGINAL WRITING LTD., Dublin, 2010.

  Printed in Great Britain by MPG Books Group, Bodmin and Kings Lynn

  Acknowledgements

  First let me thank my new friends at Original Writing for all their help, advice and encouragement on this book.

  To my parents, Michael and Patricia O’Brien (My father a Fine Poet in his own right)

  To my parents in-law James and Christina Long, whom I love dearly, without these four wonderful people life would have been very hard and very dull. We all love you more than words can say thank you.

  To our family and friends in both Limerick and Kerry who have supported us over the years in my ill health. As well as Dr Michael Griffin and staff at both practices I am forever grateful to you all.

  To Jackie, Lynda and Kaya for helping me out in my crisis and taking me on a great trip

  Kaya you and I will go Witchy Hunting again soon.

  To Judith, Dee and Graham for holding down the fort at Geray thank you for everything. To Paul and Aileen my computer repair man what would I do without you thanks so very much. To my great friend and other Grandmother to my girls, a lady that has always encouraged me, Sylvia thanks always for the special care you give.

  To my Road Trip group, the finest group of teenagers anyone would be lucky enough to know.

  Vanessa, Katie, Niamh, Maria and Claire thank you for the wonderful memories. To Carmel, Caroline, Maureen and Anne. I am sure I drove you all mad with plans what with it being exam year. I promise not to be as bad next year! ! To all staff at the Fitzpatrick New York, NY, you have such a generous heart thank you. Also thanks to all the staff at the Back Bay Hotel Boston.

  To Mr and Mrs Jim Sullivan New York, Irelands Missing Gem, words fail me on the depth of your kindness; you guys are the greatest thank you...

  To our good friends in Boston all the Carey family and the Boston Fire department, I hope we’ll meet again soon.

  To Anne for passing on your wealth of knowledge on awareness groups, for such disabilities thank you for, always taking the time to send me new information.

  Thanks too, to the Staff at the Ulster bank for Dooradoyle for their support and the staff at the EBS Dooradoyle also, who are always there to support local talent a big thank you to you both.

  To the people at Dyslexia Ireland Limerick, Kerry and Cork thank you for your support

  To all our new Friends at Limericks Got Music, Tommy, Trina, Jason, Nail, Greg to name but a few, you guys are all really great...

  To the Principle and staff at Copeswood College, in Pallaskenery especially your resource program for dealing with such disabilities in a sensitive way every day. I have to give a special mention to a wonderful patient Lady Edel King who is very aware what it can be like for children and adults dealing with such problems.

  And last but not least to you the most important, reader and bookstore staff. I thank you so very much for your purchase of this book and sincerely hope you enjoy it enough to tell your friends about it in the hope they will enjoy it to.

  Thanks to you all most sincerely,

  Jean

  Dear reader

  I’d like to thank you first of all for purchasing this book

  ‘A Right Brain Mind in a Left Brain World’

  This book is written with a Dyslexic brain, but not just for the Dyslexic brain!

  Here I have done something, no Author in their right mind should ever do it’s a real No, No. In this business it could be classed as a death sentence...

  But it is a chance I am prepared to take so you the reader might understand how difficult it is when you have conditions such as Dyslexia, Numerlexia and Visual Spatial Difficulties...

  This is not an excuse it is a condition actually three separate conditions each presenting its own problems all of which could take forever to explain.

  Firstly and most importantly you have to understand how the dyslexic mind sees things. Things such as, ‘who’ becomes ‘how’, and ‘saw’ becomes ‘was’, the list is endless... people say use a dictionary. I do, and on my computer I use word which has spell check and other like programmes. I will write or type the way my mind sees things but that doesn’t mean it is right...

  We try to very hard to put on paper the works and words be it fiction or none that we have created, if it was possible we would all be famous a very long time ago!!

  But do you know; people that use there right brain are far more creative, and so I am writing this book for you. You the right brain mind in a left brain world. I want you to get out your pen and get working, but what I still want you to do is have your work proof read and edited this book is about getting you started. Remember even the most famous writers in the world have a proof reader and editor and so should you.

  I sincerely hope you enjoy reading these; my first book of poems, prose and short stories as much as I have enjoyed writing them. In return, I am looking forward to reading your work. I know you can do it, please know that you can to.

  Kind Regards

  Jean Long

  A RIGHT BRAIN CHILD

  IN A LEFT BRAIN WORLD

  How mornings sleepy head

  has been called and called I ignored

  The last pled before temper flares

  You receive your full title

  Throw down the shoe I’m up

  Down the stairs do I have to go

  Yes I don’t want to hear anymore

  But

  No buts

  I promise I’ll go tomorrow

  No you’ll go today

  This the running battle she and I had

  Now I realise the care she instilled

  even if I didn’t then

  She wasn’t to know

  I a right brain child in a left brain world

  Or is that the other way round!

  HAVING DIFFICULTY

  This is hard this writing lark

  Short stories, poetry and prose

  You see

  My spelling is a disaster

  My grammar is worse

  Punctuation none existent

  So how can I began to explain

  Will you even understand

  The difficulties I face everyday

  Yes I have been schooled really I have

  But nothing went in

  If it did it didn’t stay

  Know it doesn’t stay

  It hurts to be this way

  You feel such a failure and fool

  And you give up, just give up

  But your brain tells these stories

  Of fairy fantasy lands

  In a time now forgotten

  And poetry and prose

  It’s all well in hand

  And I pick up my note book

  You see I scribble when I can

  But it’s hid in that note book

  In no man’s land for no one to see

  Sometimes not even me

  Why would you want to see

  With spelling a disaster

  And Grammar even worse

  Punctuation nonexistent

  Who’d dare want to read

  And one day while dwindling away?

  On the pc at home I
logged on to

  A site where I really felt at home

  I was encouraged and tutored

  And this opened new doors

  It built up my confidence

  And gave me a new start

  Because being Dyslexic

  Doesn’t mean I’m not smart

  It just means I have difficulties

  Specific problems with words

  In the way my mind sees things

  I will spell simple words backwards

  Or miss out half the line

  This because I try so hard

  To put it down on paper

  Before it’s all gone

  Because I never will remember

  What it was, I wanted to say

  So please be patient with

  People like me

  Were not lazy silly or simple

  You see we try, we try we do

  So I’ll leave it to you

  To prompt me and tell me

  Where my spelling is wrong

  If my grammar is awful

  Or if my punctuations all gone

  I thank you from my heart for your kind words to me

  I welcome you all and encourage you, you see

  Because I understand how it can be when you are a newbie

  Or like me you have difficulty

  LIFE AND LOVE

  MANY MORNING GLORY'S

  New rose bud pout,

  Wisps of spun fairy gold,

  Tiny little digits catch

  The morning air,

  Limbs were tangled in the night,

  When morning comes to you awake

  I sneak a peek and hide a smile

  For you sit in all your glory

  Covered from head to toe

  Making a great big show

  Of a wonderess mess

  That you have made

  Oh no not again bab

  I find the tub the source of sin

  Its empty so it’s for the bin

  Now it’s time for bath and bubbles

  Laughs and shrieks and silly songs

  So we forget all the wrongs

  Now as mummy cuddles

  And baby chuckles

  Wrapped in the warmth of

  Their Love

  She wish’s many morning glories

  THE BLESSING

  She moves with the grace of a swan

  A light touch like a sprinkle of star dust

  Her scent intoxicating

  She hears your every pain

  Those big blue eyes will capture you in

  But her voice is heaven sent

  A rich treasure she is unsure of

  I ask of you please grant her the confidence

  she so wish’s to gain and no money can buy

  For me she will always be the one

  My very own super star

  My blessing

  WITH CONFIDENCE

  Take now one step at a time

  Concentrate

  Hold that thought

  Don’t waver

  Steady, it’s in reach

  You are almost there

  We believe in you

  Now believe in us too

  Our only goal is you

  So how ever high you

  set your sights

  We will walk beside you

  We have faith in you

  You must have faith too

  So take that leap

  With confidence

  And smile as you sing

  We are smiling for you

  WITH THANKS

  Sorrow tears that flow

  on face show not of some disgrace

  Eye's that light up now

  are bright a wonderful

  sight in the night

  Clinging to her Teddy bear

  all curled up in Daddy's chair

  While listening to a story told

  of prince and princess never bold

  And now eyelids began to bow

  As she drifts into her slumber how

  I wish I could be there

  running bare foot without a care

  flying high above the clouds

  Till morning comes and new

  day arrives adventure waits

  for her arise

  I wonder now as I tuck her in

  how I lucked out and I grin

  at my little mischief maker

  As I pray to god he'll

  never take her from me now

  this wonderess spirit

  Years of laughter love and joy

  ahead of us I hope I cry

  she came to us from Angels high

  Adored and cherished for ever more

  And once again my heart will soar

  With thanks, some more

  MY LOVING VALENTINE

  You won my heart so long ago

  For better or for worse

  You held my hand along the way

  And every day you say

  You wouldn’t chance it anyway

  So every day I pray

  I pray you’ll stay beside me

  And keep me from god’s door

  But you assure me readily

  You love me even more

  More now than many moons

  Through every hill we’ve climbed

  The good times and bad times

  You never seem to mind

  So my love I thank you

  From the bottom of my heart

  And wish for you a valentine

  Filled with love and laughter

  Let this be our starter

  Our main course and desert

  And after let us linger

  Let us not lift a finger

  As we relax in our love

  And thank god above

  For the moments we have shared

  That we have dared to

  Continue to be paired

  My valentine is you

  I’ll stay forever true

  To your love

  To My Funny Valentine,

  Mr. G.

  TO WATCH FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND

  I walked along the beach today

  To watch the footprints in the sand

  Remember it’s what we used to do

  Then we'd wish we were in another land

  We'd climb up into the dunes

  To check out the castle ruins

  Where we would pretend to be of court

  As we bowed to the castle knights

  While giggling with all our might

  We'd stay there until night would call

  Never once did we have a fight

  Then one day you did not come

  Your mum said she thought

  you'd had too much sun

  But days and days had passed

  And I didn't understand why

  You said you were tired all the time

  And I just told you, you were a whine

  I was gonna find another friend

  One who wasn't going to stay in bed

  You cried I wouldn't listen to your plea’s

  At home that day my mother sat me down

  She told me how you were dreadfully sick

  How I had to be ready to say goodbye

  I cried and cried

  I promise god I'd be good for the rest of my days

  Just as long as he didn't take you away

  My friend I loved so dear

  My mother took me on a trip

  To a place I'd never been before

  The smell it made my tummy sick

  As I felt my heart begin to pound

  A lady all dressed in white

  Showed us to your door

  She said we must be quite

  But when I caught that first sigh of you

  I went and held your hand

  You whispered my name

  You sounded just the same

  We talked about the beach

  And how I'd always find you there

  In the footpri
nts in the sand

  And then you closed your eyes

  You just whispered goodbye

  I tried so hard not to cry

  And as I watched you die

  You whispered to me

  Remember footprints in the sand

  That’s where I'll always be

  You the best friend a girl could ever have

  OH DO COME AND MEET MILLIE!

  Oh do come and meet Millie

  People say she's a little odd

  But I'm sure I don't know why

  She holds her head up very high

  Indignant you might say

  For she loves a scratch upon her chin

  And if you don't it's such a sin

  She likes to have her milk served cold.

  Of course if not I'm awful bold

  She's very fussy about her food

  Or gets into an awful mood

  Liver and Chicken and she's such a kitten

  Guine or foul and she's starts to howl

  But a companion, you could not have better

  She's loyal and true and belongs just to you

  So Millies here to stay if she has her way

  A SHOULDER TO SHOW YOU CARE

  There is a friend

  Who needs a shoulder

  How I wish I could be there

  Because I really care

  Life is hard what with all it's knocks

  It can rock you off your socks

  And you wish from here

  You could blow a kiss

  That would land upon her cheek

  So she'd know that you were there

  That you did really care

  I'd love to take away her burden

  And grant her with some peace some ease

  Lift that worry down off her shoulder

  To free her from her heavy load

  So she can breath and see that it is not she

  Who must decide and she must abide with

  The challenge set out by those

  Whos work it is to solve the situation

  As our friendship grows just know

  We are there and we care if you need to share.

  A TEENAGE MOMENT

  The storm blows through

  Everything is topsy torvy

  Mood change mood swings

  Can I have a moment here

  Totally ignored nothing new

  Late night wait and wait

  Explanation a shrug of shoulders

  Doors bang music blares