Port nan Carbad-iarainn
Dithis
Charbad-iarainn
Ri taobh a chèile
’S iad an impis dèanamh às
Anns an dorchadas
Agus mi fhìn a’ sealltainn
Air an taobh thall
’S mi an dùil
Gur h-e mo sgàth fhèin
A gheibh mi air ais
Anns a’ ghlainne
’S clisgeadh orm ’s uamhann
’S gun agam de sgàth
Ach coigreach air mo bheulaibh.
Translations of this Poem
Two Trains
Translator: Rody Gorman
Two carriages side by side
About to depart in the darkness:
There’s me
Looking into the other,
Expecting to find
My own reflection,
Shocked
To find not my own
But a stranger
Looking into my eyes.
About this poem
This poem was reproduced on a postcard for National Poetry Day 2006. Eight poetry postcards are published each year by the Scottish Poetry Library to celebrate National Poetry Day and are distributed throughout Scotland to schools, libraries and other venues. The theme for 2006 was identity. You can find out more about National Poetry Day in our National Poetry Day pages, where you’ll also find resources to go with the poems.
