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Culloden (Tale 32)
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Culloden (Tale 32) |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas 
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Sixteen April, ‘forty-six…. The day in Scottish memory lives. An’ many Scotsman crossed the Styx- We’ll not forget, much less forgive. Bonnie Charlie, at the fore- As we marched to meet the foe… English Lord, and German troops… How much lower could they go? Sleet? Aye, that! An’ freezin’ winds Blowin’ right into our faces… But fight we must, and fight we did… Retreat, the Scottish name disgraces. Tired? Aye , laddie, that we were. So tired tha’ we could ‘ardly stand. But wi’ our blades, an’ guns, an’ guts- We met the Duke o’ Cumberland. Like tha’ ill-fated Light Brigade… We ‘ad to face the flamin’ guns . In the center, right, and left… A Scotsman dies but never runs. In the van, our Bonnie Prince- Charlie, in ‘is tartan coat, Bonnet wi’ a white cockade… We seen ‘im through the flame an’ smoke. Outnumbered nearly two to one- Exhausted; yet to fight we came… An’ wrote our names in letters large… For all ‘ave ‘eard Culloden’s fame. The saddest part o’ all I guess- An’ wha’ I never understood… Is ‘ow it sadly came to pass- Tha’ Scots were shedding Scottish blood. Culloden? Aye, I knew it well- Where more than courage stood the test- But in an hour we ‘ad lost- Our ‘opes, our dreams, an’ Scotland’s best. So much for blades, so much for guns- So much for armor, an’ for mail- In minds, the battle’s won, or lost- Or, so declares “the Traveler’s Tale”. Visit My Home Page http://www.geocities.com/montcogunslinger/Traveler.html |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Well done, enjoyed it much... |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
That last verse says it all! Back to the forefront  <*\\\>< When you can't make up your mind, Which way is right for you, Stop and softly ask yourself, "What Would Jesus Do?" |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Battles are definitely won and lost in the mind. Well done, 'slinger |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas |
Thanks folks. |
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