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Dawn Wood
The Dichty Burn, his backbone
through Dronely above Baldovan-
mills along it and threats
of drowning cats, bad weans-
stretches past the seven arches
at Panmuirfield, to boil,
open-mouthed near Balmossie.
His horns, the Murroes and the Fithie,
Whitfield Burn, his tusk,
Dens Burn circles his Law Hill navel.
His claws, Lochee and the Scourin’ Burn,
erupt at Balgay to grab
for the Pleiades ladies
and the pearl moon;
his wings are at the ready,
the Gorrie and the Gelly,
come the equinox, he’ll rise;
trailing his tail feathers,
Liff and Fowlis,
from Benvie and the Swallow,
they’ll ruffle and settle tomorrow.
A belly full of nine maidens
from Pitempton, says
the old wives tale,
but stricken at Strathmartine.
Maybe a belly full of only rain
something of the city
to thunder in his mind
something of his mind,
tempted and draigled-
pours into brow and bone
of the city.
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Description: Pinned to a tree in a glade on a path alongside the Dighty at the back of Sainsbury's.
Geotag co-ords: 56.481217, -2.888924
Date: 20.06.14
Date: 20.06.14
Love this idea, this site and especially this particular poem. Don't suppose you feel like migrating it over to Wordpress so it's easier to subscribe to though?! Lovely project.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah, I would do it if I knew how and could find the time. I'll give it a try and see how possible it is, will let you know. Someday I'd like to do this project in other cities too. Could start those off in Wordpress to begin with I suppose. Thanks again!
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