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The
Spinster, Approaching Hogmanay or 'Awfu' Braw' by Janet Cameron
Goetz There is a wee man doon the street I ken nae weel at a' He hasna got much siller but I think he's awfu' braw He gangs aye by his lanesome He has nae wife, ye see At times he'll be gey lonely Or, 't seems that wey tae me I'd like tae spier at Ne'erday If he'd no like a dram Wi' the neebors in ma wee hoose ( I think they call him Tam) And then we'd hae a blether Aboot oorsel's ye ken I wouldna be a gossip, no No' for a mint o' men The neebors a' wad chime in Tae mak' him feel at hame An' he wad ca' me Jessie For, ye ken, that's my name I better stop my haverin' He wouldna' come at a' Ye think I should just bide my time? Aye---but he's awfu' braw! Editor’s
Note: The author is in her mid nineties and lives in Anchorage, Alaska. She
was born in Dumbarton and emigrated to the US in her early Twenties
then moved to Alaska in the mid 1930s. She writes short stories and poetry
but has never published any of them. This poem obviously is written in
the Scottish vernacular. Scottish Tartan is very proud to publish this
lovely poem. |
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01/08/2008 |
