SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 1475 Title : Keekin In Author(s): Rowena M Love Copyright holder(s): Rowena M Love Text Kye coorie in thir sta, life smokin fae thir mous; a leam o sunlicht thirls the mirk lik guid news an splatters braiths wi gowd. Anent the wa, a cuddy, wi its timmer fraucht: siller board set wi cairngorms that myrrh the air. Nae bairnie nor hirds are here, nor kings wi camels; only angels the sleepin doos, yet the morn’s rich wi frankinscence o promise. This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): General public: Males: Females: Audience size: 100+ Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2002 Word count: 67 General description: Won 3rd Prize in the Scots Section of the 2002 Scottish International Open Poetry Competition Text medium Magazine (e-zine): Periodical/journal: Web (webpages, discussion boards, newsgroups, chat rooms): Text publication details Published: Publisher: Makar Press Publication year: 2004 Place of publication: Ayrshire ISBN/ISSN: 0-9547084-0-7 Part of larger text: Contained in: The Chameleon of Happiness. Also in Running Threads (ISBN 0-09547084-4-X) Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Private/personal: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 1068 Forenames: Rowena Initials: M Surname: Love Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1960 Educational attainment: University, PCGE and Maîtrise Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Teacher and writer Place of birth: Dumbarton Region of birth: Dunbarton Birthplace CSD dialect area: Dnbt Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Troon Region of residence: S Ayr Residence CSD dialect area: Ayr Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Master Mariner and Teacher Father's place of birth: Glasgow Father's region of birth: Glasgow Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Gsw Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Nurse Mother's place of birth: Rankinston Mother's region of birth: N Ayr Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ayr Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: At work and home Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: At work, on holiday Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: At home, occasionally at work