I have corrected only a few spellings. So his to give the write a flow.


THE SCOTTISH SOLDIERS STORY! (additions) (completed!)

I were with their - Jammy - when he died
Went to see his family - before I saw
Me own mamy
I koked on their front door - saw the certan twitch
Took a while - afore Jammy - sister - Morag - opened -door
She looked at me - and said: '' oh it's you '' ''why you - and not our Jamey?''
With that - Morag - shut door on me!
I stood a wee while - then turnde - went home to see me - mamy

As I walked - I thort back to the day - their - Jamey died
We'd gone Over The Top - straite - towards the Huns
Machen guns - firing - cutting us down like summer weat
Jamey - were in front of me - I saw him hit below his knees! landed on his stumps
Yet - he try to run on - on his - stumps - passing his legs - leving 'em whear they lay
On and on Jamey ran - afore he fell - bleeding - slowly to his death
Calling - out fore his - mamy - as he lay - dieing - slowly
How I was not hit - I can no say - how - why it were all a bluer - to me
Many died that day - it were a lovely summers day as I recall - birds - sang the day In the biter - bleeding - broken bodys - summers - battle - harvest - stench - of Blood - rotting flesh - onece were young men - my age - 19 - some younger
Butterfly's - close - hovered - saw some with - Jamey - when he lay dieing - crying
I'd not of told his - kin- that - of course - nay - I'd of said - he'd been shot cleanly
Right in the hart - he never felt a thing! - no matter now - his kin - wished it were
me - not - their - sweet - darling wee - Jamey - JUST BEYOUND , their ken*
After the - battle - the summer heat - soon had the stench of death - we survivors
Brethde - in - we were sickend - by the stench of our rotting - decaying dead - pals Bloted bellys - our pals -Jammy - one of them dead - laying out under the sun -
Fresh - meat fore the - rats - size of puppy dogs! - crows - ravens - feeding time! how could tell - Jamey - Kin - the bitter - ugly truth - of - Jammys - death!
that beet down - birds sung - butterflys - filleted - it were a hot summers day

Some day we will understand! maybe - maybe not!

* A Scottish Celtic word - meaning beyond understanding

ken d williams

The Dyslexic Wordsmith





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Written on 2016-05-08 at 08:32

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Jamsbo Rockda The PoetBay support member heart!
Well done Ken. War is never understood, but is the greatest evil of all.
2016-05-14


Ivan R
Such a horrid world, how well you tell it ... I was held to the story for every word that was spelled ... fuck ... what a harsh story to tell, and to read, to feel ... wow
2016-05-11


Kathy Lockhart
Your scenes were so full of emotions evoked by the images and scenes you described so well. You brought this story alive.
2016-05-10