That’s what happens to the bad boys. They vanish in the dark.They slip and fall.They think they canOutsmart the kelpie. That’s what happens to the bad boys. They wander without the light.They come too close to the edge.They think they canRide the kelpie. That’s what happens to the bad boys. They smile and laugh nearContinue reading “The kelpie/ That’s what happens”
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Lord Sterling
Lord Sterling rides down to the Faery glen,In search of a fair young lass,He sees her dancingIn all his dreamsBetween the auld standing stones. Lord Sterling rides hard and long is his wayTo stones of the faerie glen,The laugh and the smileOf a fair young lassDriving him closer still. Lord Sterling is young, and hisContinue reading “Lord Sterling”
Dark love of mine/Ailein Duinn
Oh dark love of mine,Does the water cradle youNow, where my arms cannot? Dark is the sea,And dark is my heart,For the water has taken my love. The sea has taken him,Taken him as a spouse,Tore him from my embrace. On a bed of seaweedMy love now sleeps,In the dark of the sea, His hairContinue reading “Dark love of mine/Ailein Duinn”
Into the Unknown 