SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 605 Title : To Christ Author(s): Maureen Sangster Copyright holder(s): Maureen Sangster Text Oh Christ, ye're juist a meenister ye're nae bloody eese tae me ye winna come an mak ma mither's tea a stuck up little mannie bawkin oot yer words o Love for God's sake, come doon tae earth an wear the oven glove fit wye is this, Messiah, that I maun lose ma life carin for ma mither fan ma brither's got - a wife? if ye'd come roon on Sunday gie me a helpin hand one shot o handlin the commode an you wid understand ma life is juist a constant roon o meals and bloody peels if the hand o God is in this, Christ, it's a mystery nae revealed 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: 118 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