The Kintyre Forum Poem ( First line)

[Govangirl]

I actually guessed they were lyrics Horse and was going to say so. I wasn't being facetious saying they were depressing, just it seemed that way having to read a few in a row! You and Martin have obvious talent, that's for sure.

I'm not telling anyone what those lyrics are about, but it may be fairly obvious in a few years. I hope not though.

I'm probably way off but I think I can tell.

[hugh]

Laphroaig, she laughed out loud,
you either love it or you don't
she said it with a knowing smile
I caught her interest when I said
I'm familiar with that isle,
Islay, I'll hae another one
Laphroaig, she laughed again,
and I knew, by that sound,
we'd meet in the hollow by the broad bay
by the time the sun went down

[ionnsaigh]

I sit poised - pen at hand
no push button - no glitter screen
distractions are few - so far between
push pen paper - bright Biro blue
slippery customer - this fleeting thought
as dry fine sand - tumbles falls
a hand sculptured - by age and time
for the deepest thoughts - lie buried
beneath - in the deepest of place
waves - prisoners of current and tide
lapping they lick - the soft red sandstone
chipping off the block - for a thousand year
leaving untouched - hard crystal diamond grain.

[Martin]

Out of all the stuff I've read from you this has to be the best. (God help me) I actually like this, don't understand a word of it, but I do like it.
Well done.

[Govangirl]

Laphroaig, she laughed out loud,
. . .
by the time the sun went down

Brilliant, Hugh, really impressive. I loved it.

Out of all the stuff I've read from you this has to be the best. (God help me) I actually like this, don't understand a word of it, but I do like it.
Well done.

Oh joyous times! This has to be the Christmas miracle of a lifetime! I can hear the angels singing in the spheres Martin.

[ionnsaigh]

Pig
I watched you on the box today
you and your kind
your eyes - drew my attention
eyes that hinted - a degree of intelligence
alas - the savagery of man
squeals an screams - squeal an scream
to satisfy - a hungry - big mac whim
you the mother - looking after young
a baby born for dinner plate
never to see the light of day
to feel the warm tender sun
unused noses - no root to find
concrete with rusty metal bar
farmyard h block - equals Ulster farm
far removed from stereotype
big business paid psychologist
argue this their point - as fact
the same said - battery house chicken
they cannot miss - what they never had
in other word - throw the evolutionary process - out the window
frick a million years of adaptation - to the environment
were here to make a buck
no natural light - a vitamin pill
anti biotic - a steroid soup
yes you have the right - to munch away
slabber dead meat - a rigour mortis stew
an - I'm Loving It - type of mentality
makes one wonder - how far - or near
the last two great epochs - Savagery and Barbarity
as a race - we are approaching the third - and last stage of our present development
civilisation - where cannibalism - has long gone out of fashion
only then can we claim civilisation - shout it from the rooftops
until such times - as we continue to slaughter - fellow living creatures
animal instincts - equals animal man
welcome to big mac - horror house.

[ionnsaigh]

Time
Tick tick tock
the wall clock - Swiss made
sucking in ticks - spiting out tocks
tick tick tock - tick tick
suck and spit - suck and spit
each with a one second duration
lifespans equal in proportion
tick tock tick tock
black ebony hand carved - hands
stand starkly - shine in contrast
the soft white vellum face
tells time - without the spoken word
tick tick tock - tick tick tock.

[ionnsaigh]

Glasgow
The large sign stands solitary
a side of road welcome
from the dear green place
draw an intake of stale car air
it's downhill from here on in
catch a glimpse - let thought crystallise
stamp memory as branded sear
those rows of houses - bleak in the cold wet rain
desolation deep and stark
three wee boys - huddle up a graffiti close
each with dreams - utopia and the like
those pimps and whores - who govern
taking pride - swell with self importance
as they lift a child from poverty
never mind son - perhaps your time will come
atop a white horse - riding out the slum.

[ionnsaigh]

Josh
The hoose is quiet withoot you son
evidence of yer stay - litters four corners
the odd green dinosaur - atop the toy box
spaghetti strands and half chewed - sugar coated things
this hoose is quiet son
sponge bob and monster inc - gather dust
nae merr cowboys - smiles an laughs
big boys pee pee standin up
you climb aboot like monkey tree
shouting papa look at me
this hoose is quiet withoot you son.

[ionnsaigh]

Martin now you show
a strength inside
your post knocked me
off my stride
here's a thought I give to you

The union flag - a hate it's guts
Brian flew it when in residence
me reacting with a red T-shirt on stick
childish immature this glasgowboy
here's a secret I give to you
I like the centre of the Union Jack.

[hugh]

Song lyric


Bitter blue your days were few
Your nights were many
Though winter howled on fair and foul
You felt it more than any
But summer's come and you must turn
The sky's on fire, feel it burn
Ah, feel it burn

Goodbye bitter blue, I can't follow you
I can't leave my fate there in your hands
Somewhere, someone knows
Somewhere, someone cares
Somewhere, someone even understands

Bitter blue, I can't love you
you're not for loving
And 'though I tried to keep my pride
You tore it all to nothing
But love and pride are abstract things
To one who flies on pleasure's wings
And so I sing

Goodbye bitter blue, I can't follow you
I can't leave my fate there in your hands
Somewhere, someone knows
Somewhere, someone cares
Somewhere, someone even understands

Bitter blue, it's up to you
which way you're going
remember me when you reach your sea
by your river flowing
For I know this long night through
I won't sleep for thoughts of you
Ah, thoughts of you

Goodbye bitter blue, I can't follow you
I can't leave my fate there in your hands
Somewhere, someone knows
Somewhere, someone cares
Somewhere, someone even understands

[ionnsaigh]

Hey you hugh
merr hugh you

Great stuff hugh

[hugh]

Thanks Ionns.

And can I just say I just say I agree withh Martin on that "glitter screen" poem you posted? I thought it was brilliant. I know what you meant, and I totally agree with the sentiment.

Have a good Xmas mate.

[Govangirl]

Hugh, your lyrics were brilliant too, even though they left me feeling really sad.

[hugh]

Sorry about that, Govan Girl, it was never my intention. My wish for Christmas is for all contributors to this thread and the Forum in general to have a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous New Year, and to see goodwill on earth and peace amongst all nations.

Failing that, I'd settle for a pair of socks and a bottle of Springbank whisky.