SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 736 Title : Sharakuen Author(s): Tom Hubbard Copyright holder(s): Tom Hubbard Text fir Andrzej Kostolowski An we sall come again ti this yett By the Stane o Walcome an the Stane o Bydin Ti an Eden o the East, within the West. We sall ken it as it was: The mell of chice an chaunce The skeelie haund an the birkie hairt O the makar within his wark No made, but aye in makkin No afore or efter, but nou: Athort the kinkin brig Ti the tea-hoose on the inch: "The freithy bree o jade". An we sall pairt at the shore Ane ti his aesomeness Yont cedar an cypress an sauchie Ti growe juist as they growe Withoot their ever ettlin: Oor lairnin's a forgettin. By the watter-lilies an lanterns By the deas that honours guests By the rock whaur the sea-gull rests Aa nou as it wis then Sained by the God o the Ben: Sharakuen, sharakuen. There used to be a Japanese garden near Dollar in Clackmannanshire at the foot of the Ochil Hills: it was ravaged by weather an vandalism. Sharakuen [place of pleasure and delight] was part of it. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience General public: Audience size: 21-100 Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Word count: 186 Text medium Magazine (e-zine): Text publication details Published: Publisher: Fox (Edinburgh University poetry magazine) Publication year: 1991 Place of publication: Edinburgh Part of larger text: Contained in: Fox, no. 6 (1991) Editor: C Marvin, J C Grant Page numbers: 21-22 Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 232 Forenames: Tom Surname: Hubbard Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1950 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 18 Upbringing/religious beliefs: N/A Occupation: Academic, librarian and writer Place of birth: Kirkcaldy Region of birth: Fife Birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Kirkcaldy Region of residence: Fife Residence CSD dialect area: Fif Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Caterer Father's place of birth: Dysart Father's region of birth: Fife Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Caterer Mother's place of birth: Dysart Mother's region of birth: Fife Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Fif Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Everyday Language: Italian Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Work, holiday, fluency fluctuating Language: Polish Speak: No Read: No Write: No Understand: No Circumstances: Smattering. Work, holiday Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Everyday. Scots spoken in relaxed circumstances