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  1. #1
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    A Poem Addressed To The Rabble


    My Heart, My Kilt, My Tartan.

    From decades long past
    Through the days of now,
    I’ve always fancied the kilt,
    My heart, she’d taken somehow.

    She’d sashay and sway,
    When turned, she’d swing,
    While most men who wore her
    Would pipe or they’d sing.

    The day finally came,
    A kilt came my way,
    Hand made by family,
    What more to say.

    Of family or group,
    Clan or sept, it’s not,
    But a kilt nevertheless
    Is exactly what I’ve got.

    No tartan, but suiting,
    And PV, not wool,
    But to me, she’s my own,
    I was empty, I’m now full

    I’ve been captured, entranced,
    Slain if you must,
    By the grace, the beauty,
    The unforeseen lust

    A man trying to do right
    By all that I can,
    I’ve searched trees and branches
    To find this man

    Just where are my roots,
    To which family or clan,
    I find a high wall,
    A bridge that does not span.

    Fifteen hundred the year,
    Of much turmoil it is said,
    This is where the search stops,
    Leaving no thread

    To this conclusion,
    So far have I come,
    The Emerald Isle,
    Of her blood I have some.


    That’s only part of the equation
    Up until this day,
    The other half is from Old Blighty,
    Or merry old England let’s say.

    Please don’t misunderstand,
    To me this is no disgrace,
    My heritage is my family,
    And that is my place.

    So my love of the kilt
    And a tartan to find,
    Will be to my liking,
    To my heart it will bind.

    Worn in truth, honor
    And utmost respect,
    If it were mine,
    What more could I expect?

    So if you see me strolling,
    My beauty at my side,
    Wearing your tartan, know this,
    I wear it with pride.

    Blood of a scot,
    In my veins may not flow,
    But my love for the kilt
    Will forever grow.

    …Faithwalker…

    Last edited by faithwalker; 2nd February 13 at 08:20 AM.
    Life Is Short - Enjoy The Swing, Sway and Sashay - Go Kilted

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    Quote Originally Posted by faithwalker View Post


    So if you see me strolling,
    My beauty at my side,
    Wearing your tartan, know this,
    I wear it with pride.

    Yep, nuff said....

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    What a nice poem. Well said friend. I hope some day to see you wearing my clan tartan, Clan Stewart.
    proud U.S. Navy vet

    Creag ab Sgairbh

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    SMALL correction if I may... Verse 3. The word is spelled "Sept" not "Sect". It doesn't affect your rhyming, so you're good.

    Very well done!

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    Very nice and well said.
    "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.' Benjamin Franklin

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    What a great poem, thanks for sharing. What a cool skill to have doing poetry like that. All the best to ya!

    Frank
    Ne Obliviscaris

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    It's great! I especially like verse 2 and the final verse.
    "The fun of a kilt is to walk, not to sit"

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    wow ... very passionate poem ... very nicely done!

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    Cool! Thanks for sharing.
    The Official [BREN]

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    Thank you for sharing.
    I've found that most relationships work best when no one wears pants.

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