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Scotland: memories framed in light of poetry
In 1789, the national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns, wrote verses that still travel across centuries and hearts. This year, those words met me in the utterly beautiful village of Alloway, where I travelled in January to learn more about Scotland’s poetry and the vibrant hues of its landscapes translated through the pen of Burns.…
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Pipedream
The calling of forests is signing my cupOf longing and dreaming; my pipedreaming tea.I pause for a moment and load yearning upOn this lovely morning of midwinter’s quay. The glimpses of wonder are penning a draft:Come on, pack your feelings and catch up the blissAway on the green lands where grace meets the skiesAnd winds…