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glad you were feeling better today moggy thanks for taking the time to join the conversation

oh A this is true too! i wrote about my sons and the way they love each other. the words, spoken that way are almost a tribal thing. may i ask these friends, are they all male? i agree about "Sticks and Stones" A, i was on the receiving end far too many times in high school if those boys and girls had known someone like Mac Sir then, i may not have had to hide in the nurses office while i cried thank you for being part of the conversation, and a good example to all the littles in your life

thank you jp words indeed are taken for granted far too often appreciate you joining the conversation

thank you Sir yes, the lack of words, silence, is very telling indifference is also hurtful thank you for your support and joining the conversation

thanks tim we were talking about words, and names, and nicknames and the words just literally fell from my fingers thanks for your help thank you Reader! it's like we all posses a superpower and we need to decide daily if we use it for good or evil i appreciate your support

this will be good listening on the way back from Houston tonight thanks @AC Benus @Parker Owens

this popped up in my Pandora play list today! i love Gershwin!

your words transport me to different times and places each time i read through it in the final stanza i can feel muscles still slightly strained and the quiet smile of peace again, and every time, thank you for sharing your gift with us

i appreciate that you took the time to read and respond thanks for your comments

i understand the need to need to be different, Kitt! thanks for adding to the discussion!

my niece is part of a big dance troupe in Colorado. there are 25 girls, and 3 boys. i wish more boys were encouraged to not be normal thanks for joining the conversation

thanks Caz! i had the bullies in high school, secondary school in the UK. i spent time stuffed in trash cans, and lockers for getting higher grades than everyone, and thereby blowing the grading curve thanks for commenting Caz!

i guess JayT that normal, to paraphrase Forrest Gump, "Normal is as Normal does." appreciate you joining in!

parts of my life have been far from "normal" as well thanks Moggy! hello Dodger, yes we are stuck with normal, well because jobs and all thanks for your comments

thanks for commenting SIr certainly, those things from Your previous career were decidedly ABnormal to the majority i am seeing that NORMAL is in the eye of the beholder, as it were thanks for joining the conversation Sir

thanks, tim it's a word and a concept that aren't my favorite i appreciate you joining the conversation routines can lend an air of normalcy to our lives appreciate the conversation A! it is a herding word, jp! thanks for adding that to the mix. i love it!

After a few rocky weeks, our lives are returning to normal. Well, normal for us. Two working adults, with one car, mornings starting at 4:45 AM. Two kids in high school, one with a job, the other with after school commitments until 9 PM. Weekends are full of their events, family time, household chores and on and on ad nauseum. People are often shocked at that. Well, yes, it seems a lot. But it’s normal for us. Normal, now there’s a word I’m not to sure about. What is “NORMAL?” We hear about “the new normal.” Kindergarten kids have lock down and active shooter drills. “Oh, well, that’s the new normal.” More and more people are utilizing food banks, and low income housing. “That’s the new normal in this economy.” But, they aren’t normal. They’re outside the norm, aren’t they? So, is normal a fluid concept? What was normal to our great grandparents during the Great Depression wasn’t normal to our parents in the 1960’s. And it sure as hell heck isn’t normal to this mom in the 21st century! And, the definition of normal is boring, and I mean like BOOORING!! Merriam-Webster says: conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern according with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm, rule, or principle But who wants to conform to a norm, or a type? Why? Who wants this? Aren’t we all individuals? Why do I have to conform to some outdated definition of a word that changes its meaning. Okay, okay, I know there are societal norms that we all need to follow, you know, like wearing pants when you go out in public, and not talking with food in your mouth. But really? Who wants to be normal? I live near Austin. Their motto is “Keep Austin Weird.” There’s a statue going up of a homeless man known as Leslie, who roller skated all over town in a bikini, and ran for mayor 3 times.(He actually came in second once! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Cochran) I raised my kids constantly telling them that normal is overrated. And who wants lock down drills and not being able to buy your own home “normal?” Normal sounds like an insult, “Why can’t you like chocolate like a normal person?” “Why don’t you wear a dress like a normal girl?” “Normal boys don’t take dance class.” Normal sounds so blah. Normal sounds like average, like beige, the four door sedans of the automotive world. I don’t want to be average, or blend in. Now, I can understand the concept of NORMAL, as it relates to me and my family. But it’s really an illusion, isn’t it? Because MY normal isn’t YOUR normal and it’s not HIS normal. So why should this word be applied willy nilly to all things? Is there anything that is really NORMAL anymore? Was anything ever NORMAL? And is that good, or not? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

again, i'm late to the party but WOW! what a nice take on the topic! well done (speaking as a girl, i think you did fine writing as one )

you're a cruel heartless man @Carlos Hazday thanks though @MrM i know where I'll send this next......

dark can still be beautiful A

poetry paints pictures in my head, the words paint the picture in "Webs," i see a spiders web, with drops of dew glistening in the sun, with a dainty spider picking her way (think Charlotte's Web) through the drops to create another piece of art "In Spring" i see a little boy peeking over the kitchen counter and snitching the asparagus off the plate! lol! i really like them both tim!

deep thoughts for a Sunday afternoon Sir. some words that i find beautiful: sunshine warmth thunderstorm (it's just a good word) superfluous (i love the way is sings) more may come to mind later i've loved seeing/hearing everyone's choices

good point jp!

i told tim the same basic thing! what a smart, quick thinking lad!

i have a soft spot for dragons ❤ i think Berdem and his books will be a favorite another nice fairytale tim