Brexit Day in Edinburgh - a poem-thread
#LeaveALightOnForScotland
From the top deck of the No.5 bus
a thin banner of blue
suddenly becomes visible
#LeaveALightOnForScotland
From the top deck of the No.5 bus
a thin banner of blue
suddenly becomes visible
down beyond Leith: the firth,
the North Sea, the water-route
that's aye connected us
the North Sea, the water-route
that's aye connected us
with umpteen other countries
- just harken to our language:
'ashet', we say, 'yird', 'kirk'.
- just harken to our language:
'ashet', we say, 'yird', 'kirk'.
The bus is full of folk
blethering from everywhere.
blethering from everywhere.
Will I ding a wee
provincial bell
and jump off? I will not.
provincial bell
and jump off? I will not.
