Document 991
The Rowans
Author(s): Prof Christian Kay
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When Autumn comes
with colours gay,
And berries, juicy, soft
and round,
The rowan is brightest
and best of all
The fragrant fruits upon
the ground.
The berries are round
and bright and red,
The leaves are tinted in
Autumn hues,
They make the brightest
spectacle
That Mother Nature can
use.
And so I praise the
rowans,
And ne'er more glad
could be
That we chose for our
emblem,
The colourful rowan
tree.
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