Croc
...We gathered eggs each morning
from atop these ancient walls,
lined with copies of the Oban Times
to keep out winter squalls.
The thatch had long since fallen in,
a repository now for owls,
cush...
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Categories:
oban, community, history, home, life,
Form: Rhyme
A Highland Trip
...I entered the hotel dining room and sat at my table for an early breakfast, watching the rain pelting against the windows, overlooking the River Clyde. Conversation was limited; more audible the clin...
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Categories:
oban, travel, weather,
Form: Haibun
Vignette-They Had a Dream
...A uranium mine was big brother's plan
The locals resist as best they can,
From Orkney to Oban-
Vicitory inspired a piano piece,
Rebellion obtained freedm's release
Peter Maxwell Davies-Farewel...
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Categories:
oban, music, people, places,
Form: Narrative