REAL Poetry

[Niamh]

Whaur dae ye go,
When th' sky grows mirk?
Whaur travels yer heart?
Th' pub or th' kirk?
Whaur is yer hame?
Th' house o' yer kin?
What's in a name?
Yer truth or yer sin?

Yer family, yer blood,
Yer kith an' yer kin
Yer country, yer aen air
Yer ties ne'er thin.
B'lieve me, I know
Been there, done that
The abscence of snow
Is a grieviance tae ma heart.

[nomad]

Very nice.

Kerry Iona

[bajin]

Aye, hen, but ye didnae say it a'. Ye've a story tae tell, tell it.

[nomad]

Intellect is a grand thing. Exercising it should never prove futile. Critiquing is an ability not everyone can master for they tend to get wrapped up in their personal amour-propre. It is not difficult to see these message boards have become a small "family" of sorts where people can share their words of insight and love of poetry. If you dislike a poem, that is one thing. But to arbitrarily discount based on what you feel is "convoluted" or "incomplete" is not criticism, it's just downright egregious.
Brightest Blessings!

Okay.
Nice poem though!

[celticjack]

Nice piece, Niamh...good mastery of th' "lallans" Scots dialect. Nomad--how's grad school? ("Egregious"? Haven't heard that in years...)


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celticjack
Ar do slainte!