King of the Glen

King of the Glen Back then when I was a swain, I pranced across the heath and strath. Hither and thither on a whim I’d skimmer, Through the bluebells, thistles, and grass. Back then, when men had ambition, Many of them were fools, I thought. Dancing about the dale in a shout, As if they were kings or something else. Back then. I was no saint. And looked the Reverend in the face And said, “Hallelujah! I see Ezekiel, Up there in space.”—Then laughed in jest. In the day, I wore my coat thick, “This was mine, and nobody would take it.” Back then, when men were men, I was king of the Glen. *** Notes: Swain: A young lover or suitor (a country youth). Heath: An area of open uncultivated land of coarse grasses, heather, thistles, etc. Hither and thither: In various directions, especially in a disorganized way.(Hither; this place and thither; that place.) Strath: Is a broad, shallow, mountain valley usually with a stream or river flowing through it. Glen: Is narrow and deeper valley as compared to a strath, usually found in a secluded area. Dale: A valley, especially a broad one in a hilly area. A dale is more of depression between hills.