Cormorant
A ragged flag on a rock or wreck, anything that pierces the surf from below allowing a hold for flat flappy feet to grip. Wet […]
Poems
Poetry is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to the apparent meaning. We invite local writers to share their poems with our readers.
Water Bike
Dear Sir, Please help. The enclosed photograph is of my hybrid MZ/BMX/water power off-roader. Light to handle, economic, comfortable, spirited medium heavy-loader, BUT It will
At the river
At the river you can smell this autumn afternoon. Colours cloak the banks with trees, grasses, ferns and fading bracken strewn around a brace of
Short-eared Owl
By Dave Goulder Ten of them, squat at the road edge, wide-eyed to the approaching car, each behind the other, reflecting headlights. Rural cats-eyes
Wind
By Dave Goulder Emerging from my cocoon I try to stand against the blast, and hear a train roaring through very close, but there
Brief Encounter poem
Brief Encounter. Old Steading, Altass Curious, I peered through the non-door and saw old cow stalls, mangers between roof supports, timbers for burning. The new
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In Praise of My Beautiful Drains
We should be more appreciative of drains. This underworld of ssoft ssslithering sslime sliding where? Down down down sslipping sslow ssludge to septic tanks or
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Morning shift
© John Wood poem By Donna Gillies Morning shift The haar drags its fingers across the curves of the farm, Rustling the top of the
The dyke at Croick
poem By Dave Goulder The dyke at Croick Two faced; guardian of the auld kirk whose gravestones punctuate the smooth squared ring of grey quartzite.
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Strathoykel
Poem by Dave Goulder Strathoykel He reaches for another stone Turns and bends, back to the wind to place it. Once again the gale lifts