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| Fooshion | Barron, Charles | 17,826 | 1 | 0.06 | |
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... the Spitfires were chasin' him. Onywye, they drapped a' aroon here. It was the middle o' the mornin', wasn't it, Bessie? ... |
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| Guts | Barron, Charles | 22,515 | 3 | 0.13 | |
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... the last thing ye got to. CHRISSIE But you would rummle aroon’ in’t, stracht awa’, to get at your tangerine. You were ... ... DOD Phew! (He reveals the parcel in his hand.) This rin-aroon’s jist drivin’ me daft. But I’ve got it a’ sorted noo. ... ... I’m aye happy. As lang’s I’ve got the smell o’ fish aroon’ me. (She sings, with or without accompaniment, as ... |
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| Diminishing Lines | Blackhall, Sheena | 6,319 | 2 | 0.32 | |
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... bree Sweels roon oor sturdy herbour quey. Doos strut aroon oor Norlan toun, Far lawyers stride in inky goun, An ... ... deerhounds lean an thin, ane afore him, ane ahin, Lowp aroon his hirplin fit, the gangrel wi the kirkyaird smit. Ben ... |
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| European Scots | Blackhall, Sheena | 157 | 1 | 6.37 | |
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... Vikings at the 'Brig' o Dee! They'll burn yer 'kirk' aroon yer 'lugs' Withoot ae wird o lee. European Aiberdonians ... |
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| Katy the Crocodile | Blackhall, Sheena | 2,194 | 2 | 0.91 | |
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... I waukened up, Ma beak an feet war yalla! An noo, I plap aroon the warld A skyrie, dowie, dyeuk Wi a neb an twa flat ... ... Wi hauf a hunner beets And hauf a hunner socks tae rug Aroon ma gollach's queats If I cud be a beastie, I'd be a ... |
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| Minnie | Blackhall, Sheena | 32,033 | 14 | 0.44 | |
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... mou an dichtit his baccy-broon fuskers, an said that doon aroon Angus fin he'd bin cottared there, the fermfowk caad it ... ... tilt. Isie wis enjoyin hersel, she aye did fin loons war aroon. Minnie hid telt her ma an Meg Ramsay aboot the bruises ... ... hung afore her like a wee grey cloud. The great green firs aroon her stood like watchers, sayin naethin ava bit their ain ... ... weel, is that aa,' quo Meg. 'It happens tae aa lassies aroon your age. I'll poor a sup hett watter inno the basin, an ... ... tin pot. There wis naethin byordnar in this, in ilkie ferm aroon the pairish cottar an ferm bairns wad be daein the same. ... |
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| Preparing to Meet the Minotaur | Blackhall, Sheena | 8,944 | 3 | 0.34 | |
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... a rabbit's burrow. He lowps in frae the rain An thumps aroon ma cranium. I ca him 'Bugs Migraine'. The Question "Do you ... ... string the shinin wird, my love, sae weel as ye. An tho aroon the steerin room like fireflauchts fowk did flit Inbye my ... ... velveteen (Rich russet coloured ilkie coat, wi ruffs o fur aroon the throat) Arrived ae gloamintide tae dine, their liquid ... |
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| Queerie-Orrals | Blackhall, Sheena | 4,073 | 2 | 0.49 | |
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... made ooto spit An I wad hae an ostriche, fa wad sweesh aroon, superior Tae dicht the televeesion wi the plumes o its ... ... I'd pu a rainbow doon An use it as a taxi cab tae flee aroon the toon If I cud be an alchemist, wi magic wand an book ... |
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| Saint Valentine's Day: Glesga | Blackhall, Sheena | 387 | 1 | 2.58 | |
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... bear in an igloo In Glesga, on this luvers' day. Halflins aroon ae tree are hotchin Far cloots insteid o leaves are ... |
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| Serendipity and ither poems in Scots and English | Blackhall, Sheena | 12,339 | 1 | 0.08 | |
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... hames war biggit roon the closs. The gutsy toun claims aa aroon, the green belt’s noo a street Far barley wyved abune the ... |
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| The Boddamers' Monkey | Blackhall, Sheena | 8,148 | 8 | 0.98 | |
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... fur sole attention. There's a clattervengeance o soun aroon the quad, A squallach o scurries argyin ower a pie. Ma ... ... derk foun An ay the yoam o fir an pine it fullt the muirs aroon Gean blossoms faa, saft breezes blaa far linns lowp ower ... ... thoosan weety birk trees greet. Forget me nots lie tashed aroon, as Spring creeps oot on cripple feet. Beech branches in ... ... As sae, this day will haud the fore fin ithers dwine aroon. Larick an rowan saftly showd, the clouds flit ghaistly ... ... oot tae teem the orra pail Back o the dyke, far dreams aroon her tummle. Cheenged fae a thing o grace, tae an iron ban, ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 03 - A Gey Dour Bitch | Blackhall, Sheena | 4,030 | 1 | 0.25 | |
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... heicht an set fur a lassie tae twine her twa fite airms aroon. An I learned forbye that a moo that cud spit an sweir an ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 04 - Disraeli for Me | Blackhall, Sheena | 1,832 | 1 | 0.55 | |
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... Scot. Till then it hid nivver cam tae me that aa the fowk aroon war Scots tae, jist makkin on affa sair that they warna! ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 08 - The Warlock's Curse | Blackhall, Sheena | 4,243 | 4 | 0.94 | |
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... wis gien ower tae a puckle gamies in tied hooses, spirkit aroon the gruns. They didna alloo poachin bit they'd turn a blin ... ... war tappit fite wi snaw an glimmers o ice. Firs raxxed up aroon the twa waukers, derk an shaddaed, their boos ... ... "Ay, jist turned midnicht." "Haud ma hauns noo an wauk aroon the caunlelowe wi me," Kate telt them baith. As the three ... ... Bograsherty. They tuik auld Tawse's boat oot fur a turn aroon the loch. Twis smeeth's a boord fin they gaed oot. Flat's ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 12 - The Smiling Horse of Troy | Blackhall, Sheena | 3,474 | 1 | 0.29 | |
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... loon, we'll veesit Uncle Dod on Setterday an gie ye a turn aroon the park on his cuddy, Major." The small curly head, bowed ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 15 - Blessed wi the Gift [Content label: lesser] | Blackhall, Sheena | 3,717 | 4 | 1.08 | |
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... lugs as weel as me, an sud hae kent weel fit wis jist aroon the corner. "The pale moon was rising above the green ... ... tae buy juice. Bi noo, I wis eesed tae aa the Irish voices aroon me. They war bonnie an sang-like, nae the wye fowk spakk ... ... disappeared ooto the wing mirror an the wheels spun north aroon Dundalk bi the Mountains o Mourne. "Oh, Mary, this ... ... friens. They micht hae skied doon the Eiger, or stravaiged aroon Rome an Venice. Bit I hid kissed the Blarney Steen, the ... |
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| The Fower Quarters: 17 - Veesitors [Content label: lesser] | Blackhall, Sheena | 3,511 | 1 | 0.28 | |
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... eneuch that twa o the faimly'd bin killt the last time aroon. There'd bin nae wird frae Arthur, an yon wis queer, bit ... |
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| The Heavenly Cow of Thebes [Content label: serious] | Blackhall, Sheena | 9,752 | 1 | 0.10 | |
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... aff drookit leaves. Haar haps oor kennin o the fowk aroon. Relationships, like roads ye wauk on bye Nae seein the ... |
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| The Humpty Dumpty Man [Content label: serious] | Blackhall, Sheena | 6,223 | 5 | 0.80 | |
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... wid is breathin. It is fusperin ' I hae vrocht this airt aroon ye. Gin ye gyang awa, ye micht return sinsyne An murmer ... ... o the flichterin halo roon his lanely thocht, Ca cannie aroon the dreich lirks o his pachydermatous hap Faain ower an ... ... even the quaetest jumbos Shoogle their trunks fin asleep. Aroon ye, the blythe breengin o watters, Watters o sleep, Wytin ... ... Tae keep him safe fae aa the wrangs that crowd like craws aroon, Oh it's nae easy brinbrin lip a bonnie fite- haired loon. ... ... bonnie fite-haired loon. Ae nicht the streets o Aiberdeen aroon the Music Haa War thrang wi fowk in festive mood, in ... |
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| The Lan o Tea an Tigers: Poems fae the Muckle Furth | Blackhall, Sheena | 6,393 | 1 | 0.16 | |
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... lick it up like forkit lizards' tongues. The watter sweels aroon like crème de menthe. Last nicht a taed cam here, ... |
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