SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 611 Title : The Pledge Author(s): Maureen Sangster Copyright holder(s): Maureen Sangster Text If we cud fly - an I feel we cud- We'd look doon here tae where we're stood Like twa braw trees in a widd - Oor fruit, the handsome berry! For in the past whan winds wid blaw An smoory wis the fell snaw An the sullen rains widna gang awa, I cudna hairst the berry. Bit noo, Love loves you an me; Life's green an dancin like a tree; Naethin will wither what's tae be - Oor love'll bring us plenty. Though Time'll try wi dolefu grey Tae mak a mockery o today, We'll hae, o'er Time, the final say - This pledge, oor Love's bricht berry! 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: 2003 Word count: 114 Text medium Book: Text publication details Published: Publisher: The Scottish Poetry Library Publication year: 2004 Place of publication: Edinburgh ISBN/ISSN: 1904598242 Edition: 1st Part of larger text: Contained in: Handfast: Scottish Poems for Weddings and Affirmations Editor: Lizzie MacGregor Page numbers: 64 Text setting Other: Written to submit to anthology 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