Ode to ‘Tumbledown’

It was the guardsman of the crown Who scaled the heights of Tumbledown And fought that night a bloody fight To see victory by dawn’s first light From crag to crag amongst the rock They skirmished on, numbed by shock Through hell and mortar fire they moved Till...

Tae a Fert

Oh, whit a sleekit, horrible beastie, Lurks in yer stomach efter a feastie. As ye sit doon among yer kin, There starts tae stir an’ enormous wind. The neeps an’ tatties an’ mushy peas Stert workin’ like a gentle breeze. But soon the puddin’ wi’ the sonsie face Will...

I PROMISE TO MAKE YOU MORE ALIVE

I promise to make you more alive than you have ever been For the first time you’ll see your pores opening Like the gills of a fish And you’ll hear the noise of blood in galleries And feel the light gliding in on your corneas Like the dragging of a dress across the...