Another wonderful old poem by John Struthers, describing our local area in the 1830’s. It tells of a memory and longing to be back to see mother natures’s accomplishments all over our immediate area.Pictured is Letterick, just north of Crossbasket, as features in this poem. How gayly rich the mantle wide. She drops across thee, […]
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Poem: Blantyre Bike memories
A poem sent in by James Smith, recalling his time as a youngster out and about in Blantyre on his bike. a wish a could jump on ma bike the morra n peddle up the sydesbrae or even the cawder tae park ma griffter up greenhall at the hut and pay on fur the pitch […]