Gordon Mcconnell Poet Rhyme

This Tongue of Mine

My Tongue has been through a lot
stuttering for the whole of my years
with a Scottish dialect as well
which is rather speedy full of fears

The quickness of my words so unclear
makes others find it hard to grasp
needing often to repeat myself
Scots and stutter no easy task

Having been brought up in Ayrshire
in the Robert Burns home countryside
where the accent is extremely broad
such a variety of tongue's to confide

Many a word spoken in Ayrshire's tone
to 'ken' is to know, 'whit' means what
'hung' is to hang, 'yon' means there
just a few original words to bat!

( I have written this about my Mother Tongue in a few poetic words to describe all that it can involve.)

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Jan Allison June 3, 2019 at 3:38 PM I do so love the scottish accent when I was growing up my neighbours were scottish and I loved the way they spoke. I am a burns night baby maybe I was destined to write one day!:-) hugs Jan xx Gordon Mcconnell June 3, 2019 at 3:48 PM Thanks, Jan, glad you liked it and well you were a Burns night babe!! well, must have been destined to write so awfully glad you did. Blessings always, Gordon

Jennifer Proxenos May 29, 2019 at 10:45 AM Dialects within the same country or any country in the world can be difficult to understand and confusing. I know each island Greece, including Cyprus has a different dialect - some you wouldn't think are even Greek when they speak! Long may your lum reek Hugs, Jennifer Gordon Mcconnell May 29, 2019 at 11:30 AM Thanks Jennifer, glad you liked it and for your interesting summary concerning the Greek dialect, Have a good one, Hugs and blessings, Gordon