A Perthshire Lad
Grew to manhood on the river Tay,
Writing poems ,most every day;
Cinquains,epigrams,whigmaleerie-
His diary of a dying man,left
Telling observations, for all to see.
Tribute to William Soutar
William Soutar 'WRINKLES'
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William Soutar 'WHITENESS'
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TRIBUTE
each day a new beginning
a time to start anew
cherish the gifts of the earth
with stewardship lent to you
within the heart of life
we each, must make this choice
fear not your tenderness
listen to that inner voice
beyond bitterness beyond tumult
there lies a better place
world without end
with Him,living face to face
Copyright © Brian Strand | Year Posted 2007- composed from Soutar poem titles
Ballad
by William Soutar
translation/modernization by Michael R. Burch
O, surely you have seen my love
Down where the waters wind:
He walks like one who fears no man
And yet his eyes are kind!
O, surely you have seen my love
At the turning of the tide:
For then he gathers in his nets
Down by the waterside!
Yes, lassie we have seen your love
At the turning of the tide:
For he was with the fisher folk
Down by the waterside.
The fisher folk worked at their trade
No far from Walnut Grove:
They gathered in their dripping nets
And found your one true love!
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Scottish poet Wiliam Soutar
is now well known wide and far,
for a his diary of a dying man-
Do read his whigmaleeries, if you can
A SOUTAR EKPHRASIS
In dialect and lyric William’s
poetry soon found fame.
Whims and fanciful notions
these whigmaleerie were known.
Less popular yet, equally unique
verse in English, oh so terse. This
genre , American cinquain consolidated
a reputation,once again.
Tribute to William Soutar 1898-1943
Listen to this ekphrasis recited on youtube under my pen name ichthyschiro on youtube
Titles of William Soutar
EACH DAY A NEW BEGINNING
a time to start anew
CHERISH THE GIFTS OF THE EARTH
with stewardship lent to you
OPEN THE HEART OF LIFE
we each, must make this choice
FEAR NOT YOUR TENDERNESS
listen to that inner voice
BEYOND BITTERNESS,BEYOND TUMULT
there lies a better place
WORLD WITHOUT END
with Him,living face to face