Tags : Scotland

Robert Burns "Banks o' Doon" translation

Robert Burns "Banks o' Doon" translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Banks o' Doonby Robert Burnsmodern English translation byMichael R. BurchOh, banks and hills of lovely Doon,How can you bloom so fresh and fair;How ca..
William Dunbar "Lament for the Makaris" translation

William Dunbar "Lament for the Makaris" translatio..

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Lament for the Makaris ("Lament for the Makers")by William Dunbar [c. 1460-1530]loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burchi who enjoyed good..
Dirleton's Wa

Dirleton's Wa

A Poem by Hermes Varini, PhD


There is a semiotic version of this poem, which is written in a potent, altogether martial medieval Scottish tone. It contains my own image "Ghost of ..
The Titanium Vest

The Titanium Vest

A Poem by Hermes Varini, PhD


Of this narrative-philosophical poem of mine, as focusing on the dichotomy between man and the antithetical Overman, a semiotic variant exists.
Blade

Blade

A Poem by Hermes Varini, PhD


Another poem of mine, still in a medieval Scottish tone, and mentioning the great battle of Stirling Bridge in AD 1297. There is a semiotic variant of..
Steel Lyre

Steel Lyre

A Poem by Hermes Varini, PhD


Another brief composition of mine, as glorifying the non-human voice of the thunder.
Skellums

Skellums

A Poem by Hermes Varini, PhD


There is a semiotic variant of this poem. It includes the image of a sword placed over a mirror as one with a medieval nasal helmet.
There's an abandoned croft house on Harris

There's an abandoned croft house on Harris

A Poem by Hayden Chambers


Reflecting on Hebridean memories
The Hebrides

The Hebrides

A Poem by Hayden Chambers


Remembering the Islands I once called home
Freedom On The Moors

Freedom On The Moors

A Poem by Hayden Chambers


There's freedom on the moors Truth in the Lochs Hope lies in the Minch Promise on the Cuillin An honesty in the history No room for passing..
Eyes Held Skyewards

Eyes Held Skyewards

A Poem by Hayden Chambers


Gazing idly towards the Cheviots Thoughts lingering on the lands beyond The distant island lies North West of here Unseen, too great a distance..
Nowhere Home   (Belonging)

Nowhere Home (Belonging)

A Poem by Hayden Chambers


Finding a place in the world
Retrospect

Retrospect

A Poem by Hayden Chambers


The bold blaze of sunset Shooting across the sky Final rays of day fading into the dusk As the night draws in Regrets flooding back Mem..
Borderlands and Belonging

Borderlands and Belonging

A Poem by Hayden Chambers


Weaving between Geordie and Scots pronunciation From the city of my birth - Newcastle To the city of my grandmother - Glasgow Raised in the Bor..
Gowlin' Storne

Gowlin' Storne

A Poem by Hermes Varini, PhD


The scene refers to medieval North Scotland, in what is today Aberdeenshire, during a storm, before the dreary ruins of a forgotten tower. The narrato..
Unco Wadna

Unco Wadna

A Poem by Hermes Varini, PhD


This poem of mine refers to an ancient Highlander addressing his enemies before Glamis Castle, in Scotland. "Unco Wadna" means "I prodigiously would n..
Overman Skye

Overman Skye

A Poem by Hermes Varini, PhD


Divided into distinct narrative phases, this poem of mine illustrates the story of a wanderer in the Highlands of 11th Century Scotland. Fundamental p..
Gewill Overman

Gewill Overman

A Poem by Hermes Varini, PhD


This composition of mine, mainly in archaic Scottish alongside Anglo-Saxon and classical Latin, focuses on my own philosophical notion of will (&ldquo..
The Prince And The Dragon

The Prince And The Dragon

A Story by Travis Archer


A young prince searches for his oldest brother, in his dragon form, as they bond with each other as siblings and now has to find the two rings that wo..