Assoc for Scottish LiteratureOct 17, 2023

Frae the broo o’ a brae I saw them gang,
I saw them hirple to a lanesome shore.
I saw them pass abune the ferly seals
Withouten keel and sail and oar…

—William Jeffrey, “The Refugees”
Published in A KIST O SKINKLAN THINGS (ASL, 2016)

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Annual Volume 46 (2016)

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Show threadStefanie NeumannOct 17, 2023

Efter a while pine gurges throu ma leg acause of 'at auld skaithe. A #hirple tae the wee buith by the main ingang o the gairden fer tae git a coffee.

#Scotstober 17
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