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The Weaver’s Task

Buddy, Can You Spare a Rhyme? - by Stuart A. Paterson

{ Poem }

Buddy can you spare a rhyme, the time, / a line for Paisley?…

Turakina Street - by Jean Mason

{ Poem }

I give you
/ these baskets and ’ei
/ made by my hands
/ in the old style
/ from plastic packing strips
/ my way of keeping alive those…

An Sgrìobhaiche Gàidhlig - by Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh

{ Poem }

Mar chleasaiche-sorcais ann an cartùn-TV,
/ a’ dàibhigeadh le snasmhorachd ghlan
/ bho chòmhnard bheag 60 troigh a dh’ àirde
/ a-steach dha ghlainne làn bùirn.
/
/ Ri…

Sgàilean - by Rody Gorman

{ Poem }

Air an t-slighe sìos
/ gu ruige ’n caladh anns a’ bhreacarsaich
/ agus an Western Isles a’ fuireach,
/ a lìon beag is beag,
/ chaidh na…

Leabaidh Dhiarmaid is Gràinne - by Rody Gorman

{ Poem }

Fon chàrn, ghabh iad air falbh
/ gus an tug iad a-mach cliathach Beinn Ghulbain
/ ri marbh na h-oidhche.
/
/ Rinn iad iad fhèin a…

Leigeil bhruadaran dhìom - by Meg Bateman

{ Poem }

Tha am feasgar ciùin,
/ an t-adhar san uinneig
/ gun smal…
/ Ist, m’ eudail,
/ na bruidhinn an-dràst’,
/ tha taibhsean a’ dol siar.
/
/ Chan e fear àraidh a…

Aig Abhainn Chille-Mhàrtainn - by Crìsdean MacIlleBhàin
Christopher Whyte

{ Poem }

Dh’iarrainn-sa gnè na h-aibhne a bhith agam,
/ ruitheas gu soilleir glan fo Chille Mhàrtainn.
/
/ Chì thu i siubhal luath fon drochaid stàilinn
/ a…

Rudan a nì uisge - by Maoilios Caimbeul
Myles Campbell

{ Poem }

Smaoinich air tuil, smaoinich air tobar,
/ smaoinich air muileann, ’s i ’g obair ’s ag obair;
/
/ smaoinich air d’ fhuil ’s i…

Rud a Thachair - by Maoilios Caimbeul
Myles Campbell

{ Poem }

B’ e madainn a bh’ ann mar mhadainn sam bith eile;
/ dh’èirich mi, chuir mi umam, rinn mi cupa cofaidh;
/ thug mi…

dàn - by Aonghas MacNeacail

{ Poem }

sgrìobh thu air m’ anam
/ do nàdur, a bhidse gun chridhe, is dhùin
/ thu an leabhar gu grad mus d’ ràinig
/ sinn deireadh…

Air Tràigh Bhostaidh - by Dòmhnall MacAmhlaigh
Donald MacAulay

{ Poem }

Air mo làimh chlì
/ tha tobhta;
/ air mo làimh dheis muir a’ gluasad.
/
/ Tha ’ghainmheach bhàn a’ sìneadh
/ fo mo leth-thaobh ’s mi air…

Do Mo Mhàthair - by Tracey Herd

{ Poem }

Bha thus’ a’ sgoltadh sgadain
/ ann an Yarmouth fad air falbh
/ ’s a’ ghrian shaillt sa mhadainn
/ ag èirigh às a’ chuan
/ ’s an…

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