Ode For The Scots This Evening

[DTCwordfan]

They wish they could return to safe arms
a home, a hearth, a warm heart a place to call their own
Rugby dreams that shattered like slivers
as the Twickenham, ground beneath their feet shook and trembled
The Scots, trying to keep a tartan foothold,
slipped, bruised, fell, got up and tried to scrum again
one step two steps, one more then fall again
all the while their head highs, show the English lionhearts no pain
shed no tears for when their four brothers fell
the first aid arms that reached to save them
seek some gratification, three converted tries in kind
leave the hellish Sweet Chariot place, just leave them all behind
and walk - not too fast
to lose the English magic of what had just happened,
fast so as to miss the bloody London sunset
the soreness of a hammering - one step at a time
into the horizon- awae hame ta think again.

[jourdain2]

I wanted Scotland to win, too, goodgoalie! My mother's family were centred in Govan (Drive Road - where I visited as a cowed, tiny person)and most worked in the shipyards. They'd ended up there via Ayrshire, having been chucked off Mull. I find all this posturing of Ms Sturgeon very insensitive as I really do feel that I have loyalties to both countries (actually, forget England, I define myself as Yorkshire mainly).

[goodgoalie]

Oh Govan, Jourdain - I had a holiday job there in an off-licence when at uni. Pretty grim!

[wolf63]

I am Scottish born and bred. My brother moved south of the border and married an English girl of Irish decent. Twenty years down the line he has three English children who are proud of their Scottish heritage.

I have to be nice about my brother as he is an ABer. Being nice about his children is not difficult as they are perfect.

[wolf63]

GG, thanks for posting the YouTube video.

[goodgoalie]

You're welcome, Wolf. Are you frae Glesca tae?

[jourdain2]

Yes GG echo wolf....:)

[wolf63]

Nah - Perth. It's a little city but big enough for me. :-)

[goodgoalie]

Come on, you Saints!

[goodgoalie]

By the way, Wolf, is the City Hall still in use? (I remember playing there) Recently I'm sure I read about some ghastly scheme to either close it down and 're-purpose' it, or there were plans to do something equally horrible to the area around it?

[wolf63]

GG, the city hall debate is still on going.

The closed it down a few years back with the intention of knocking it down or renovating it.

I have no idea what their latest plan is. I would prefer it to remain but have no idea what it should be used for.

One day they will actually make a decision.

[-Talbot-]

Was late home today and missed the result ... who won?

[ToraToraTora]

good win for us though I'm worried that we leaked three tries. The Pundits seemed to think that all of those would have been stopped if we weren't winning so easily but that just indicates laziness, so I expect that eddie will still issue a rollicking.