The Years Gane By - by
(Tune: The Cardin O’t)
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/ I’m thinkin noo the years gane by
/ micht weel be thon furst year we met
/ whan tyme an tyde…
late love
To My Love - by
An affirmation on an anniversary
/ After Shakespeare
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/ Shall I compare you to an Autumn day?
/ The seasons, love, have grown more temperate.
/ Rough winds…
It’s been - by
It’s been a long time
/ all the time we’ve spent
/ and we’ve had such times
/ though sometimes not
/ and at other times
/ just no time…
Sonnet On My Wife’s Birthday - by
All the love I have will not take her years away:
/ All the knowledge given not grant her time release,
/ Yet one…
Last Chance Saloon - by
‘Set ‘em up, kid’ was your usual cry
/ as you sauntered through the door
/ with a look in your eye and…
The Greater Sea - by
Oor boat is rigged tae face the greater sea,
/ The day daws blithely whan we must set sail.
/ Hou aften hae we…
Well-worn - by
I have worn everything you gave me –
/ The ring, of course, and that absurd string of beads
/ Reaching to…
Autumn Compensations - by
Apples on the bending bough,
/ Berries on the thorn,
/ Wheeling gulls behind the plough
/ Where…
Watching Telly With You - by
We could go to Paris of course
/ but not so often. And it might not be quite
/ as cosy as…