ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Spelin

Stephen Whiteside

Iv neva ben much ov a spela. I neva cud puzl out wy
It semd so importent to sum fok. I cudnt be botherd to try.
Yu no al the words that im riting, no mata the spelin is rong.
I tel you, it's al ovarated, so wy al the dansin and song?

I rekin its snobary, mosly, that pepl belev its so grat.
Jus cos i dont no me letas, duz that men that im second rat?
Me dog rekin's im a gud fela, and my spelins beta than his.
Hes beta at smelin than spelin. At smelin hes realy a wiz.

Me gurl rekns im a gud smela. She rekns iv got a nis pong.
Weneva yor girl maks a coment lik that, wll, wat in the wurld can be rong?

So, go to the bok thatl tel yu the wa that you rite out the wurds,
But do not belev for a secon it helps yu with pets or with burds.
Sumhow, i stil no me ful stops, me kolons and komas as wel,
But mabe iv got a smorl hol in my bran. I dont no. I just canot spel.

I take it you ignored spellcheck when you wrote this.
I wrote a poem with "echidna" in it the other day and spellcheck suggested I change it to "enchilada"

oopps beauty spell check she's fixed it mate
yeh she's all right mate

bill the old battler

Love this Stephen - great fun - even though I subscribe to the 'spelling police' but if your dog reckons your an OK fella even if a lousy spella what greater compliment do you need.

Thanks, all. Yes, it was fun to write. I was a bit of spellin' freak at school, so it's nice to explore other perspectives.

G'day Stehen,

I agree. fun to read but difficult to hold back on the red pencil. But then again, teachers don't use red anymore, it might upset the poor little dears. (so I have heard)

Well done Stephen, I think you would have had to have put a lot of effort into that piece if you were a spelling whiz at school, for you to spell thing wrong would be a kin to me spelling things right. Not easy!

TTFN

Yes, Dave, I kept finding words that were spelt correctly - most infuriating - and then at the end of it all I had to explain the correct grammar!

Stephen that's how I type all the time now ????



Bob

Hey Bob I think not being able to spell and a mild for of dyslexia could a small chemical imbalance in the brain, I have found Bundy makes you feel a bit better about it but don’t helps wif da spelink.

TTFN dAev misht.

Ps one thing though I could read Stephens poem straight off.