A Month on the Mile - by
On day 1, explore Edinburgh Castle sitting proud: / find the modest crown of a far from quiet country, /…
tourism
Embro to the Ploy - by
The auld Assembly-rooms, whaur Scott
foregethert wi his fiers,
nou see a gey kenspeckle lot
ablow the chandeliers.
Connecting Cultures - by
Such words can sound like flagged-up slogans, true. / What we merely say says nothing — / All that matters…
Assisi - by
The dwarf with his hands on backwards
/ sat, slumped like a half-filled sack
/ on tiny twisted legs from which
/ sawdust might run,
/ outside the…
Flying Garuda over Java - by
Edge out of the night
/ and contemplate one of nature’s
/ most sublime spectacles…
Two Tokyos - by
Withdrawing all his postal savings
/ and putting on his only suit,
/ he packed a bag with old newspapers
/ and went to a hotel…
The Tenant - by
The Tenant’s gane, the Lodge is shut;
/ Nae mair, until the Twalth return,
/ We’ll see him threshin’ at the burn
/ Or sittin’ shiverin’…
The Voyage - by
And if or when the people’s surge subsides
/ to tourist trickles from this present spate,
/ do not relax or quietly desiccate,
/ do not…
Retreat - by
Once a month they escape the world of tube-trains,
/ deadlines, traffic jams, to slip on country selves
/ with their woollen shirts and…
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…