Ninian’s Gift
The world premiere of ‘Ninian’s Gift’, composed by Tom Cunningham with words by Alexander McCall Smith, took place online as part of the Wigtown Book Festival. ‘Bravo both. It is … Continue reading Ninian’s Gift
Category: Poems
A few poems by Hole Ousia or favourites of those poets far more special.
Sunset ower the river Tweed
Monday 21st September 2020.
“Mother, I’ve seen an angel”
This is from t h e s c a n d a l o f t h e c e nt u r y by Gabriel García Márquez:
Last Monday
The following poem is addressed to Robert Hepburn who died in Temple, 1798. It is based on a stone gateway that has out-survived the house that it long since introduced. … Continue reading Last Monday
The Ormiston Yew
I visited the Ormiston Yew on Monday 7th September 2020:
broken
This is an artistic film by a ‘modern ruin’. The film carries some of my recent adventure in and around Lothian. I found Dryden bridge broken (the house was long … Continue reading broken
everyday-in-betweens
somewhere between an ordinary artist, and an ordinary scientist [if you seek everyday-in-betweens] you will find something extraordinary.
Queen Mary’s Thorn Tree
Queen Mary’s Thorn Tree is one of five trees contending for Scottish Tree of 2020: We visited this ancient tree on Tuesday 2nd Sepotember 2020:
sanctum
She sang with her mother sanctum
A L G O R I T H M
If only there could be an algorithm that presents who I am rather than PREDICTING it!
‘Stories we tell ourselves’
Tomorrow I am going to the bookshop to buy the latest book by Richard Holloway: Stories we tell ourselves. Richard Holloway is a regular face at the Edinburgh Festivals and … Continue reading ‘Stories we tell ourselves’
“rock that is older than thought”
In today’s Herald, Rab McNeill shares the wonder of reading four, previously unpublished poems, by Nan Shepherd and how this inspired him to add a line from one of these … Continue reading “rock that is older than thought”