SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 1488 Title : Hairst Meen Author(s): Sheila Templeton Copyright holder(s): Sheila Templeton Text Sleekit stoats, we slippet ower i dyke through coorse thistles, reeshlin stalks. Boo't twa-faal lik half shut knives, mowdied a labyrinth far nae minotaur cud roar, nae hostages be sacrificed fur ony king. A warld o whisperin paths, swirlin in still green corn, far we jinket and ran, caa'd wirsels deen, sprauchlin lik pups in beaten halla chaumers. Breathin in each ithers hert hemmer, fyle i hairst meen's wyme swalled gowd through lang licht nichts. Ontil i corn wis ready fir cuttin and bindin and biggin intil glitterin stooks. Ontil i clatterin combine chased aabody oot, doon ti i hinmaist squaar heezen wi little herts, lugs pented flat, ready ti rin fir life itsel. Ontil i stooks stood sillered, leeful-leen, ooner i licht i sich a different meen. 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: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2006 Word count: 133 Text medium Book: Newspaper: Periodical/journal: Radio: Text publication details Published: Part of larger text: Contained in: Slow Road Home (Sheila Templeton) / Running Threads (Jim Hughes, Rowena M Love, Michael Malone, Sheila Templeton) Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Private/personal: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 1075 Forenames: Sheila Surname: Templeton Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 18 Upbringing/religious beliefs: upbringing Protestantism, now Eastern Yoga meditation practice Occupation: Retired Teacher Place of birth: Aberdeen Region of birth: Aberdeen Birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd 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: Railway Engineer / originally farm worker Father's place of birth: Stoneywood Father's region of birth: Aberdeen Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Abd Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Doctors' Receptionist Mother's place of birth: Dyce 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: At work, at home, writing Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: At home, writing work mainly poetry