Highlands Fore'Er

Oh, write tae me of the highlands, 
the crisp air and the damp. 
Write tae me of the heather'd fields 
'ere Bonnie Charlie danced. 

Oh, place yo'r quill upon the page 
and dream a fey song wit me, 
of rock tor's an' crags an' fiords 
which join the raging sea.

Of fair Iona, the Isle of Sky
the Inner Hebrides.
Hike yo'r kilt, strap on the uilleann 
and keen a sweet song for me.

Oh, dinnae tarry beyond the pale,
with the wail of the brash banshee.
 
*Written in dialect in the style of Robert Burns
**Dedicated to our Jamie our own Highlander
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009


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Date: 8/4/2011 9:09:00 PM
Funny but just having returned from all of those places (Isle of Skye, travelled 3900 miles) did all of UK by car and having my in-laws from Scotland, I understood your whole poem. Well Done. Lee
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Date: 8/3/2011 12:33:00 PM
A winning congratulations! Caryl
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Date: 8/3/2011 7:40:00 AM
Congratulations Debbie is your 1st place win in the contest. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/3/2011 5:47:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved first place win. The verse was written perfectly in scotish lang. Cheers
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Date: 8/2/2011 6:36:00 PM
Congrats on 1st Place, Deb. Excellent piece. Nice going. luv Ralph
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Date: 8/2/2011 3:02:00 PM
Congrats Debbie on your first place win with this rousing write on Scotland poetry luv..
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Date: 8/2/2011 12:34:00 PM
weel doon ma lassie! you must hae scottish blood in yea! a very nice rendering of the country .....have you been to scotland Deb? (haven't heard from you for a while.. .. is all ok?) best wisjhes ...Syd
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Date: 8/2/2011 10:44:00 AM
Wonderful song, Debbie. So Bobby Burns. Congratulations. Love, Joyce
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Date: 8/2/2011 10:25:00 AM
LOL, many congrats, Debs : )
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Date: 8/2/2011 10:03:00 AM
heaps of cheers on your awesome win!! were you a scot in your past life?? :) huggs!
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Date: 8/2/2011 8:30:00 AM
Congratulations on the first place win in the contest of Thvia, Debbie
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Date: 8/2/2011 7:56:00 AM
I fell in love with this piece at first read and found myself reading it again and again. Thank you for such a thoughtful entry in my contest and congratulations for your first place win!
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Date: 8/9/2009 6:19:00 PM
Oh la...your writings remind me of Robbie Burns, Deborah!:) I think that out of any I've enjoyed by himself, yours could stand next to them. I don't think I'd wish to "tarry beyond the pale"...banshees must have made a horrific sound! They were probably shrieking out at the harpies? Best to you and yours!! Mikki :)
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Date: 8/6/2009 6:47:00 PM
No, Deborah, that's a misunderstandig! I didn't mean your Sonnet, which I much appreciate, I just wrote "shave" instead of have in my comment. Let us keep Scotland high! Love, Gert
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Date: 8/6/2009 4:09:00 PM
Sorry for the "Shave", should of course be "have". I'm often missing "my Scotland"! Gert
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Date: 8/6/2009 4:05:00 PM
Hello Deborah, I'm not a Scottish lad, but shave studied in Edinburgh. I really feel the Scottish air, the brae, one could become himself a "Flying Scotsman", lovely. Continue with that!!! Gert
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Date: 8/5/2009 12:49:00 PM
Reviving some of my fondest memories. I still have an urge to go back. Vince
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Date: 8/4/2009 7:54:00 PM
oh, I love it when you ink from the Isles!!! my ancestor on my Mom's side was an officer in the Scottish Black Watch.....jimbo
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Date: 8/4/2009 1:04:00 PM
thank you for the comments and great write
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Date: 8/4/2009 7:25:00 AM
A great write Deborah,..these chimes I've always loved ! james
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Date: 8/4/2009 5:06:00 AM
Good Morning Deborah. I enjoyed reading your wonderful poem this morning. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/3/2009 9:53:00 AM
Excellent write Deborah, a delight to read>>The Highlander>>James
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Date: 8/3/2009 9:23:00 AM
Are you sure you aren't a native of the Highlands yourself, lassie? Gather ye a armful of heather, and running through the moors.....?
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Date: 8/3/2009 9:16:00 AM
Very nicely done. Keep writing. Sara
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Date: 8/3/2009 8:10:00 AM
Thank you for your blog comments oday debbie.Rgds Brian strand
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