Tag: scotland
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Soul
Sitting here thinking to myself.Funny how some folk can pick up a guitar and it’s soulful.Some pick it up and apologise for themselves. It’s Friday.The rain is falling softly outside my window.I’ve got tea,steroids for a chest infection,paracetamol,and a nice little temperature running.And Johnny Cash…
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New Collection
Sitting on the front step, enjoying some unseasonal sunshine. A crow flies down and lands on the lamp post. I’m thinking that would be a great picture for those stories I’m writing. Yeah, I know. Who calls their collection, even a short collection, “Death”? It’s…
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Two Crows
Two crows down by the river. An old beat up guitar, you know the kind of one that’s travelled with you. Good company, seen the miles. Passing it back and forth. On the river banks. Here’s one I wrote. He smiles back at her. Here’s…
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Mission: Don’t Die
Plant my feet and stand up.Full height.No apology. Blood, oxygen, life.My life. Keep moving. Hand across the scar.It’s part of me.Like Ayrshire rain or the waves at the shore. The words.The work. One day I’ll be gone,but not today,not today. You’ll have to drag me,off…
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Blue Sky
Me and her under an endless blue sky. The clouds racing across it as we turn the radio off and pick our course. Through the city till the concrete turns to grass.The miles passing like minutes. Pick a tune. One singer. One song. Your choice,…
