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The Highlanders Estate

My door is open I welcome you To my Highland lands Off heathers and hue Cross the bridge Of centuries old To my castle of grey In it's regal fold Stand with me In the great hall of my past Like generations Us Fraser's will last Climb spiral stairs To a turreted tower Look out on my lands As the northern lights shower Turn to the left Look out to the fields They stretch for miles Many harvests they yield The moat leads off Into a river so pure With it's salmon ladder Caught to mature Lets take to the horses To forests of pine They carpet the glens In greenery fine Centuries old Camp fire and cheer Weeks away Chasing the deer The welcome we received When we reached home Venison and pheasant From our Highland roam Off the great hall To the room of the past Where tartans and paintings My ancestral past Open great fireplace Lights up the room Claymores and armour In past battles bloom The evening draws Arrival of guests To feast on the roam For the food we are blessed Midnight approaches Bedtime retire for all As i look out my window In awe at it all http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/scotland.php

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 9/29/2009 1:27:00 PM
A wonderful poem, How lucky we are James, to live in this wonderful Scotland of ours. Thankyou for your kind comments. Kate.
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Date: 9/14/2009 2:52:00 PM
Oh!... My Very Favorite Today... Remember, those Novels I said I used to Read... Well, this poem brought back the books... Wow... Are you descended from those Warrior-Scots (smile) No Wonder, You're so Passionate... Keep The HearFires Burning... MoonBee
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Date: 9/10/2009 12:08:00 PM
I love how you brought your ancestry into the poem while creating beautiful images!
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Date: 9/10/2009 3:01:00 AM
James, in so many of your writes you have brought the Highlands to our hearts. Your descriptions of your homeland are awesome, to say the least. I hope to visit there someday and walk the same path that "Braveheart" took. The people of Scotland seem warm and loving, just like you! Love you! Carolyn
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Date: 9/8/2009 12:22:00 AM
like it ,gave me feelings of home , i can nearly tast it k
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Date: 9/6/2009 4:47:00 AM
so beautiful fraser..a taste of Scothland....excellent--charma
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Date: 9/6/2009 12:06:00 AM
Ahhhhh this one is gorgeous highlander this is awesomeeeeeee ... loved it thanks for scenic view ;) love Jayne
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Date: 9/5/2009 9:12:00 AM
Awesome write Highlander...I love where you take me in each of your poems.....
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Date: 9/5/2009 8:35:00 AM
Again - you take the reader on a journey, this time into the past. Breathtaking. I see it all vividly. Thank you for sharing. Lainie And thank you for all your kind comments.
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Date: 9/5/2009 7:37:00 AM
A rustic trimumph, my friend. What is it about the Scotch? Every Scot I've ever known has been big on ancestry. Did you know that Austin is originally Scotch. I traced the name back one time...forgot the original spelling. My Mother's maiden name was Reynolds, so I go back to the British Isles for sure. Love, daver
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Date: 9/5/2009 4:47:00 AM
Great call , James . The Scottish tourism board could do with your services as you have paint a superb story , here ....
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Date: 9/5/2009 4:30:00 AM
Love the description whether real or fantasy. Keep writing. Sara
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Date: 9/4/2009 10:32:00 PM
James that was terrific poetry like taking a walk through the forest with an old friend it was - Breathtakingly and beautifully historic - God Bless, mj
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Date: 9/4/2009 8:29:00 PM
my Parents own a print of 'after the hunt' with the principles present...Master of the Hunt, Innkeeper, Master of the dogs, and Estate Owner, this poem reminds me of their picture! nice!...jim
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