SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 813 Title : Yaird Year Author(s): Andrina Connell Copyright holder(s): Andrina Connell Text December dreeps fra lourin skies Till keek o day cleaves, frae the east, Dreich, murky, smirr. It lichts the yerdstick o the year Tae win awa the weird o summer. Nae wedow's weeds Tae mourn an greet the auld year gaun. A bonnie wheen o madder dyes Shames Joseph's sark. Leaf, berry, kirnelled nut an seed, Breeze birlit doon, tae snuggle in A growthie bed. Whilin the winter bye Thro wareday waukenin. 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: 1996 Word count: 74 Text medium Leaflet/brochure (prospectus): Text publication details Published: Publisher: Renfrewshire Libraries Publication year: 1996 Text setting Leisure/entertainment: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 821 Forenames: Andrina Surname: Connell Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1930 Educational attainment: GCSEs/O-Grades Age left school: 15 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Retired Civil Servant Place of birth: Johnstone Region of birth: Renfrew Birthplace CSD dialect area: Renfr Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Inchinnan Region of residence: Renfrew Residence CSD dialect area: Renfr Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Ships Draughtsman Father's place of birth: Port Glasgow Father's region of birth: Renfrew Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Renfr Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Housewife Mother's place of birth: Inverkip Mother's region of birth: Renfrew Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Renfr Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: At all times Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: When occasion arises