Recognise the beauty

D A L C H I O R L I C H

Today, I crossed the bridge
that you set out on
as December 1897 closed.

Changes have taken place in Glen Lyon.
But Maggie you would still
recognise the beauty.

Note: This short poem is for Maggie Thomson who died from exposure, age 18 years, when walking over the hills from Dalchiorlich in Glen Lyon to Morenish, Loch Tay

 


The following, terribly sad newspaper account, is from January 1898.


Death certificate for Maggie Thomson:

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