Long Ayrshire Poems

“Auld Lang Syne” - the most-sung New Year's Eve song

Courtesy Robert Burns
circa  (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796)
the National Bard,
Bard of Ayrshire
and the Ploughman Poet.

Two hundred sixty one orbitz elapsed
since brief existence of...

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Brackish-gurgling days that
Unobtrusively slid along
Past tussock grass and curled up 
Balls of Fern...
Glued tightly onto structured vanes
Of outstretched frond.
Venerable Mosses reciting epic tales,
Measured throughout Metronomical 
Strains,
Chanting methodically in harmonious
Downturn - 
Wherein contained: 
Foreboding dialects delivered...

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From ‘The Woe of Roanoke ‘
It wasn’t just the gale that chilled his skin
As he mulled on the cannibal captured within.
In trembling state he clenched close his cane
To rap tap the gate of the jail...

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Clans, Ilks and Tartans

Woven into threads of red and black,
Girded by grids of white,
Distant plaintive bagpipe memories
Of sunset over Kilmaurs –
A crest that bears a unicorn
Touches royal roots
As a poet’s tribute to a patron lost
Watches...

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I am a Burn’s Night baby
(named after the Ayrshire bard)
So we’re off to hunt a haggis
locating one is extremely hard

We scour the hills of Scotland
and have dull and rainy weather
There’s not a haggis to be...

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Jamie plays the sport of boccia, 
Where you throw your six balls, 
Towards the jack with another, 
And whoever is nearest, calls. 

Jamie has Duchenne Muscular
Dystropy like his brother Scott, 
Who’s older. They both blether,...

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Glenbuck Son 
1913-1981 

In Glenbuck he was born 
From an Ayrshire mine he did rise 
The man who would change so many lives 
With the Cherry Pickers he played the game 
With Carlisle United he...

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Ayrshire is where I grew up
Bible is God's book inspired and divine
Christine the great love of my present life
Drawn into contentment a real true sign
Encouragement found in God forever my friend
Films full of love and...

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Kilmarnock is two places split by Atlantic
one in Virginia other in Ayrshire
they are of different character straits
all bringing their own dimensions higher

The Virginia  brand settled way back in early 1600s
originally known as ‘the Crossroads’...

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Note-It's Burns Weekend in Scotland and this is my tribute to our great bard.I will 
be reciting this at a Burns Supper tonight.I hope you like it.


Our Scottish Prince, rustic rogue of rhyme.
Sainted, painted and...

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What makes one to write verse?
especially when school days was zero
english classes were complete bore
always at bottom so was no hero

This so well describes me then
couldn't wait to get away from school
didn't know what my...

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There I was just me myself
it just seemed I knew no one
my parents had been cut off
there I was me their only son

On the seafront at Largs
away for the day being only nine
in a moment...

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1980
With deep sadness, I heard the awful news,
My favourite stand up comedian Richard Pryor,
It was June 9th while being in a drug-induced psychosis,
He poured rum over his body and set himself on fire.

1981
It was cold...

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There's a place I love to walk along
that brings along a breeze in the air
as your feet in the sand leaves its mark
so thrilling having this place so rare

On Bonnie Scotland's country of Ayrshire
at Irvine's...

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It's one of the plus's of living in Scotland
if you are over the 60 plus age band
travel is free from John O'Groats to Dumfries
giving one the opportunity having a free hand

In a land like Scotland...

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My early days upon this earth
was filled with questions and disquiet
not knowing where would I end up
perplexed mixed up my mind felt on a diet

These days lasted a whole six weeks
in that time all uncertain...

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The first sign of summer
has this day appeared so clear
the sky's blue with sun about
you can feel it so very near

So to the beach I did go
Tshirt and shorts was my wear
took off trainers and...

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In growing up in the country
in a cottage by a farm
we had a pet dog called Glen
was real friendly full of charm

My dad, Glen and I was working away
at neighbouring farm on the hill
Glen a...

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Having lived in Scottish Countryside
during my early formative childhood
a river flowed behind house
many moments there I stood

On a sunny summers day
there watched time go by
so peaceful tranquil setting
makes one want everlasting high

This is the river...

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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...

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I am like everybody else
created to be individually unique
which does blow your mind
for I feel to be really weak

A Scotsman born in Glasgow
adopted at six weeks moved to Ayrshire
lived out in the countryside
loved the outdoors...

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In this town, I've lived for 30 years
having been brought up down Ayrshire way
but meeting Christine took me away
to Renfrew where I'd for rest of life stay

It's a small town just like any other
being a...

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Abby comes from Largs in Scotland, 
And is visually impaired by Stargardt, 
The progressive vision disease panned, 
By some of the other Paralympians. 

Born on the 4th day of August 2003,
She’s a student at Largs...

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Once I lived
down Ayrshire way
in the countryside
I did stay

Breathe in air so fresh
watching all before my eye
thinking back to these days
makes one think of the sky

Looking above to the clouds
our eyes seem so blind
but to...

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