A Eulogy-Vignette

William,lived and died in Perth
Buried now in Scottish turf-
Diarist,poet extraodinaire
I do declare...lived a life of pain
Yet..lasting fame lies in his cinquain

tribute to my favourite Scottish poet -William Soutar note 
my book of over 100 of his cinquains FLOWERS OF LIFE (isbn 1 903203 473) 10$ remain available to buy
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Foulk Avatar
April 2, 2011 at 7:54 PM
a great write Brian, by a great poet. enjoyed reading this one, I always wanted to visit Scottland and i love the people over there.
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April 2, 2011 at 4:07 PM
I love William Soutar. Hear some of his work read on this site in full Scots brogue: http://www.williamsoutar.com/poetry.html. Good luck on the contest!
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