An Ayrshire Goudie
An Ayrshire Goudie I scanned across the silent sea, Straining my grey-green eyes as I searched for any stubborn sight […]
Category: Poetry
Four Pine Trees
They had a certain calmness Those Scots pine trees That stood together On the edge of town Four […]
Earlsferry
We will not move all night and all day You’ll hear the CMO say But she’ll go to Earlsferry Earlsferry […]
I Wish I Was in Stewarton
Here’s my version of the great Billy Connolly song ‘I Wish I was in Glasgow’. Oh, I wish I […]
Harry Bingo
My tribute to lifelong Partick Thistle supporter, Harry Calderhead, sung to the tune of Kris Kristofferson’s Johnny Lobo Born […]
A Stewarton Sonnet
A Stewarton Sonnet His toun Her toun Their toun The Annick toun A panoramic toun A sonnet’s toun The […]
World Poetry Day Doon Chooky Brae
I’ve just found out that it’s World Poetry Day and I could let the 24 hours pass without using it […]
Sawasdee to Sunny Soi Running
Sawasdee to Sunny Soi Running Well, I ran my final five miles along the dusty sois of Siam this morning […]
Choosing the Polaris Path
We awake in the middle of the night, My black dog and I. The darkness calls out, Offering a […]