Long Hoose Poems

The Spirits of Culloden. 
This is like a pilgrimage, a try tae come every year,
Gather at the cairn, meet old friends, wipe away a tear.
Standin on that moor, that once with blood was sodden,
Paying respects...

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My Mother
Mary Ann Dow Gardiner

Mary Ann Dow Stuart wis her maiden name,
Noo, she wisnae a Scoatish Lass o' fame.
Born in nineteen hunner an' five on the fifth o' May.
gorgeous she wis' at oany time o'...

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Tenderly your heart whispers ever so soft and low 
Warm breaths caress my ear as your love you show

Kindred spirits speak loves divine words that play
As your heart whispers through each word you say

Oh, hold...

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A luv ma life sae full o' joy,
I keep ma interests at full employ.
Each day fur me is sic' delight,
every day, aw' day an' ivery night.

I go tae bed an' lay doon ma heid,
aye richt...

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An Auld Scottish Matelot on Lockdown in Malta
 
The Maltese Government says we are not to go oot
 A mere doddle to us auld yins who have been aboot
Cod War, Falklands, Gulf War and more
Assume...

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Chamber of Commerce types do a grand job of toutin' the beauty of Colorady.
Folks from Texas and the flatlands of Indiana come to find their El Dorady!
Hordes of tourists flock here to enjoy the mountains...

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A stranger lifted me up today
While I was lost in my own self-centered universe, 
Silently crying about nobody else reading, commenting or caring 
About anything I’ve said, 
Considering myself poetically dead.  

I’ve been more...

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Tenderly he lays her down on satin sheets and places a kiss upon her lips.
 Whilst gently his hands glide slowly down tracing her shapely hips.
 
She smiles an angel’s smile as auburn hair cascades...

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A handful of stars

As dusk arrives and the shadows grow
All is quiet as the stars begin to glow

A gentle breeze over the hollow begins to rise
And the grass sways under the clear skies

It dances to...

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A..ntoine was a selfish young man,

B..rought in a palace filled life,

C..hoose to live the hooligans life,

D..evoured by lust for more money,

E..ngaged in drugs sold for money,

F..ake identification to be drug lord,

G..uns were his way of...

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J-ust hold firmly to the holy word
A-lmighty Father has taught; 
C-onveyed through the message, 
Q-uesting not to come to naught.
U-se your mind and soul, 
E-specially your heart; 
L-et all of them be united
I-n keeping the...

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I-t's time to forget the fault, 
S-aying you forgive someone; 
M-ake it easy for your life, 
A-ccepting what's been done.
E-asy to forget, it's true, if you possess purity of heart; 
L-et animosity vanish, let anger...

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My friend, I wish you not to think me rude
Or to have wronged you when I spoke so terse
Now I must be I fear, in your sight viewed
Odd at the best or cold if at...

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We should do something Professor Hoose Gooser said.
Of course this was years ago, today this old coot is dead.
It is too late now said the new believers. We will be boiled alive.
You are all crazy...

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A fearsome gale tearing through Torry,

Took young Dot and Tyson away.

She met a dodger, drunk and ned as well,

Stuck for words, whit wid she say?

 

Now, evil wis lurkin’ aroon’ the corner,

It wis the wicked...

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N-ight darkness will be over, 
E-vening chill will be gone; 
R-aindrops soon will turn
I-nto a new rise of the sun.
S-econd day of May month, 
S-hadows will disappear; 
A-nother dawn will break, bringing much mirth and...

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C-hoose the right way, 
A-nother one is wrong; 
T-ry to be very careful, 
H-oping the road isn't long.
E-ither eye won't turn blind, 
R-ising up from slumber; 
I-t's not time to violate, 
N-ever transgress, never
E-rr.

M-aking the...

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J-ust rise above the rest, 
O-ver the deepest water; 
C-limb the highest hill
E-ven during vile weather.
L-et your head rise above, 
Y-our mind keeps the faith; 
N-either of them will weaken, as you hope, pray and...

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Preening trains of iridescent blues and greens spread to full boast

Exquisite eye markings with blue, red and gold jewels foremost.

Adored by man, lots were made pets over thousands of years spread.

Corruption creeps need only take...

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B-etween good and bad, 
E-rror and correctness; 
R-ight way and wrong turn, 
N-ever ever go amiss.
A-llow not your life to be
D-riven into the waste; 
E-ither eye will turn blind
T-o the time spent in
H-aste.

A-llow your heart...

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B-all is in your court, 
I-t's time to make decision; 
A-nother step is up to you, 
N-ever ignore new action. 
C-hoose the one right move, making no mistake; 
A-fter deeply thinking that the vow you...

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S-imply wear your holy array, 
U-sing your sacred attire; 
N-ever get yourself in disorder, 
S-o you won't suffer the Father's ire. 
H-oly array during worship service 
I-s commanded by the Almighty; 
N-either backless nor mini...

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J-ust manage with the means at hand, 
E-mploy all the ways you know; 
R-each the goal of your plans, 
S-oar toward a bright tomorrow. 
O-nce you manage with the means at hand,you'll never waste a...

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J-ust manage with the means at hand, 
E-mploy all the ways you know; 
R-each the goal of your plans, 
S-oar toward a bright tomorrow.
O-nce you manage with the means at hand,you'll never waste a precious...

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J-ust have decisive dedication, 
E-ven though it's against the tide; 
N-o way will you lose firm faith, 
N-either trust nor hope
I-nside.

D-ecisive dedication is necessary to remain loyal to the fold; 
E-vade the devil's deceit, the...

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