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Trees
Crooked grey village,
I loved every stone of you,
Friends of my youth, and the
Kin of my own in you;
Sorrowful-wise
The folk look in my eyes,
Their words are but wounds
Now, I’m stepping alone in you.
Glen up beyond there,
I know every fold of you,
Blossom of heather,
Broom of the gold in you;
The wild birds’ long cry,
The hill waters’ sigh
Are sadder than tears
For the fine days of old in you.
Wood of the birches,
The pretty shy trees in you,
Silver and grey, with the
Kind little breeze of you,
All the length of the day
There is nothing they say
But what I would hear
In the peace of you—peace of you.
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Crooked grey village,
I loved every stone of you,
Friends of my youth, and the
Kin of my own in you;
Sorrowful-wise
The folk look in my eyes,
Their words are but wounds
Now, I’m stepping alone in you.
Glen up beyond there,
I know every fold of you,
Blossom of heather,
Broom of the gold in you;
The wild birds’ long cry,
The hill waters’ sigh
Are sadder than tears
For the fine days of old in you.
Wood of the birches,
The pretty shy trees in you,
Silver and grey, with the
Kind little breeze of you,
All the length of the day
There is nothing they say
But what I would hear
In the peace of you—peace of you.
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| Works by selected Scottish authors > Marion Angus > Sun & candlelight > (37) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/129189350 |
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| Description | By Marion Angus. |
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| Shelfmark | X .192.e |
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| Description | Marion Angus (1865-1946) was a key figure in the Scottish literary renaissance. A late starter, she did not publish her first collection of poetry, 'The Lilt and other poems' (1922), until she was 56. Heavily influenced by the Scottish ballad tradition and folk song, her work is mainly in Scots. She is one of the most important Scottish poets of the 20th century and her work deserves a wide audience. |
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| Description | A selection of classic out-of-copyright Scottish poetry, prose and children’s stories from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. |
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