1. Flam’s o Alba

Poetic Justice

Rabbie by ma elbae, Burns in the ee
Scryin fresh lit windae’s, seein’s time tae flee
Flam’s thru oor fingers, aye ticklin lowe the taes
New Daws summon new poems… an heres hou this ane gaes…

Deep heat o planet’s hairth breathes Sweet Hert o Hapy Hame
Heivens mull’s a’cracklin…an the Phoenix Fires Her awn…
Perth by Craigie Reekie, Ion a’Auncient Scone
Beauty transforms intae Trowth, tae hae, tae haud’n hone

But Leuk… The Beuk of Wiceheid’s
Weavin Paitern’s Rosslyn’s Richly Sawn
Lik Lichtnin’s Criss X Cross kissin
Azure’s Sun’n Starlit Stane

Waffin a Kirkhillian ‘GUID BYE’, tae Michty Midge’n aw
The conscienceless – contrickselfservative glee-ter snichter twitter baw
Wi ‘Whitever tricks it tak’s’… sic gaes afore a faw – fuil’s heich !
Eneuch Muffinbuns’n Tammiecheekie pie he’ll suin flot off intae the sky!

Aye :Farrach Bruind Dram, Pipe’n Drum, Ruits’n Shuits…
Mind, Heart’n Will – New Thistles Een
Spearin nae fearin, Downin’s viral lees!
Reelin lik time… Nicht Oul’s a’roond a fuil muin, an a’roond again…
Hootin nae ta wit ta woo.. NOO stap up an tak the Prize

Alba’s Vyce Strik’s Alba’s Sparx –
Mark’s an Andrew’s, Fionn, Colom, Wal, Ewan all, you’n an you an me
Frae Ayr tae Aye – Luve tae Luvin… Unnerstaund the Need
Scot’s are Scot’s an’ Scot an Scotland’s Free

2. Och

The Loch Downing Monster

Och, dinnae gae
Dippin your toes’es
In the Loch
Where Nessy’s nose is

She may be hungry
For aa an sundry
Lookin an lurkin
Thinkin her luck’s in

Or, just day-dream on
‘Is this ma cousin Borus Johnson ?
Lying Trumpuppetasaurus are nice to munchon…
To eat or be Eton? Today’s Independence Bruncheon!

Charles Mugleston