Poetry Corner:’Tis The Season To Be Brochy

“Tho’ those places can be rocky”

theorkneynews

October 18, 2019

1–2 minutes

Bernie Bell, brochs, Poetry, Views

By Bernie Bell

‘Tis the season to be Brochy

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

Tho’ those places can be rocky

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

Broch of Gurness and Dun Carloway

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

Some are near and some are faraway

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

Some are balanced on a cliff

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

Can’t help wondering – Oh! – what if?

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

Broch of Burrougston, and of Borwick

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

With their walls so very thick

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

Some of them, you could almost live in

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

Mousa Broch and Clikkimin

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

Carn Liath, near Dunrobbin’

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

What that Laird did, sets me sobbin’

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

Ending on an Orkney note

Falalalala – lalalala

*****

I know which broch gets my vote

Falalalala – lalalala -laaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

The Cairns Broch Bell

https://theorkneynews.scot/2017/10/30/name-that-broch-the-answers/

One response to “Poetry Corner:’Tis The Season To Be Brochy”

Bernie Bell

October 18, 2019 at 8:49 am

On Wednesday evening, we watched a recorded episode of Paul Merton’s ‘Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs’, in which he visits a broch called Dun Dornaigil, near Loch Hope. He also visits Lotte Glob and sees her ‘Book Broch’.
This link should take you to the episode –

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000990r/grand-tours-of-scotlands-lochs-series-3-6-lost-in-a-landscape

Good timing for the Brochtoberfest – this weekend – Kirkwall – Orkney!!
I wasn’t aware of Dun Dornaigil – which is a beauty – with an impressive triangular lintel stone! https://canmore.org.uk/site/4891/dun-dornaigil

Loading…

Reply