SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 606 Title : Sanctuary Time Author(s): Maureen Sangster Copyright holder(s): Maureen Sangster Text Once ye were a babby A babby, a babby, Once ye were a babby An in the lap o airms lay Noo if yer parents hid a god Hid a god, hid a god, As yer parents hid a god, They blessed ye on the heid But there's ither wyes o bein O bein, o bein, Aye, I see ither wyes o seein But they believe jist the same That the heid is far the hert is The hert is, the hert is, The heid is far the hert is An that it canna be a stane Sae they wash it ower wi watter Wi watter, wi watter, They wash it ower wi watter Till it ripples like the rain An you, ma fair wee babby Though noo ye're no a babby Though ye greet jist like a babby Doon the corridors, the day Reach out throu the watter, The het sloch o watter, Aw rituals matter Tae them that cry alane. These other hands, accept them My gift of kindness, accept it Time given to you, accept it My daughter Ye're no alane 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+ Writer knew intended audience: Text details Method of composition: Handwritten Year of composition: 2000 Word count: 187 General description: Poem and song, written after shadowing a hospital worker at Royal Edinburgh Hospital. Text medium Other: Pamphlet Text publication details Published: Publisher: Kettillonia Publication year: 2002 Place of publication: Fife ISBN/ISSN: 190294416X Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Private/personal: 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