Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GRANNIE MIRK: A STIRLING GRANNIE, by JANET HAMILTON Poet's Biography First Line: A clever young dominie - noo in a kirk Last Line: The goal be as bricht as the race he has run. Alternate Author Name(s): Hamilton, Janet Thompson Subject(s): Grandparents; Grandmothers; Grandfathers; Great Grandfathers; Great Grandmothers | ||||||||
A CLEVER young dominienoo in a kirk Was keepin' a schule near to auld Grannie Mirk A couthie auld grannie as e'er ye micht fin', She wadna be idle, though feckly gane blin'. Her heid was weel stockit wi' guid common-sense In ilk thing she did there was kindness an' mense; To clashes an' clavers she wadna gae heed, But ne'er was she hainin' to bodies in need. Whan bairnies to schule wad come dreepin' wi' rain, She dried the wat duds o' ilk puir drookit wean; At her weel-beetit fire and cozie fire-en' She gather'd the bairns like an auld clockin'-hen. An' aft at twal'-oors, to auld grannie's fireside, The dominie cam' for a weeock to bide; A crumpie ait farle, wi' butter weel spread, She gi'ed him, an' wow but the chappie was glad. Oor grannie was juist a real auld-warl' wife, An' butter'd her cakes wi' an auld-fashion'd knife, An' that was nae ither but grannie's ain thoom; But the chiel bein' yaup ne'er thocht o' the coom. Noo the schule it is skail'd, an' grannie's gane hame, An' the dominie's eekit D.D. to his name; An' lang may he bruck a' the honours he's won, The goal be as bricht as the race he has run. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...KISS GRANDMOTHERS GOOD NIGHT by ANDREW HUDGINS KICKING THE LEAVES by DONALD HALL THE BOOK OF SCAPEGOATS by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM THE GREAT GRANDPARENTS by TED KOOSER A BALLAD FOUNDED ON A REAL INCIDENT WHICH OCCURED IN HIGH LIFE by JANET HAMILTON |
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