Erasing the Tape - by
Aviemore: she thinks she knows the place keeps
/ driving past the car park pizza joint brute hotel
/ keeps driving past her own…
Place: Scotland
One Hand Clapping - by
Ice Diamonds spumed clouds from Dhalugiri’s summit.
/ Eighteen thousand feet below,
/ In sand-storm heat, between sandstone heights,
/ Among rounded pebbles, I found a…
Glen Muick - by
The skies drift doon – a dreepin blur
/ That maks o ben an brae a shroud;
/ As if grown weary o the…
Spring in Cromar - by
for the folk of Tarland, Coull and Migvie
/
/ Spring in Cromar is an open yett,
/ Wi the heich rigs turned an black,
/ For…
Braes o Skene - by
Tune: Plooman Laddies
/
/ Fan first I cam tae the Braes o Skene,
/ The corn parks they stood thick an green.
/
/ Chorus: Noo ferm…
Lorca on Morar - by
Lorca:
/
/ ‘Areesaig’, ‘Morrarr…’
/ the beach stands up
/ in little whirlwinds of ash
/ in my Hispanic mouth,
/
/ the dunes become chintz
/ statues of white sand,
/ poodles with griffon…
Ealghol: Dà Shealladh - by
Choimhead mi an t-seann chairt-phuist,
/ na taighean mar fhàs às an talamh,
/ na h-aonaichean nam baidealan os an cionn,
/ nan comharra air mòrachd…
Gearraidh na Mònadh á Smeircleit - by
Taigh Fhionnlaigh,
/ taigh a’ Bhadlaich,
/ taigh Aonghais a’ Cheanadaich,
/ taigh Aonghais ’ac Dhòmhnaill,
/ taigh Alastiar Ruaidh,
/ taigh Dhomhachainn,
/ taigh an Ruaidh,
/ taigh Dhòmhnaill Eachainn,
/ taigh Sheumais Shlàdair,
/ taigh…
Southwest Harris - by
This island is discontent as light
/ glanced under precipitation:
/ a weather system from south of Islay.
/ Ireland is there, under Malin Head.
/
/ A melting…
Aig Tursachan Chalanais - by
Cha robh toiseach no deireadh air a’ chearcall,
/ cha robh iochdar no uachdar aig ar smuain,
/ bha an cruinne-cè balbh a’ feitheamh,
/ gun…
Eilean Phabail - by
Mar thusa, tha mise
/ ’ nam dhà leth;
/ a’ seòladh air cuan
/ ged a tha mi ceangailte
/ ri creagan m’àraich;
/ uaine agus flùran
/ ‘ a sreap…
Srath Nabhair - by
Anns an adhar dhubh-ghorm ud,
/ à irde na sìorraidheachd os ar cionn,
/ bha rionnag a’priobadh ruinn
/ ’ s I freagairt mireadh an teine
/ ann…