SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 603 Title : Being Intimate Author(s): Maureen Sangster Copyright holder(s): Maureen Sangster Text O when ye pit yer hand doon tae the place it fits it feels like gid sweet sherry works bamboozlin tae the wits I've rin oot frae ma human coat I'm like a plant that slips I'm slippin frae the tabletop Ma pot'll drop! Ma pot'll drop! I hae three breasts upon ma chest Yer sweet head's one o them Ye flung ma jumper far enough but now ye're makin friends I hae a flight o seagulls that's liftin through ma head O catch their wings, those lovely things and tuck yer hands beneath their soft white breasts You curve ma back I shape yer arm We're sure of what we do We're rapidly escapin frae a box o a bedroom The angles are a altered the ceilin's bashin through O knobble nibble knobble knobble knobble nibble noo! That window looks fair gackit Has it got a new view too? Instead o streets an city muck does it look to frothy blue? For I feel we are on holiday nae in a city pit so unrestrained let's begin again being intimate 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 General public: Audience size: 1000+ Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 1984 Word count: 193 Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: Scottish Cultural Press Publication year: 1997 Place of publication: Edinburgh ISBN/ISSN: 189821865X Edition: 1st Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Other: Written initially for own pleasure. Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 249 Forenames: Maureen Surname: Sangster Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1950 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 18 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Place of birth: Aberdeen Region of birth: Aberdeen Birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Kirkcaldy Region of residence: Fife Residence CSD dialect area: Fif Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Teacher Father's place of birth: St Fergus Father's region of birth: Buchan Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Buchan Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Teacher Mother's place of birth: Skene Mother's region of birth: Aberdeen Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: For general use Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: In Scots-speaking company. Poetry writing/readings