tirran's smirk -
glent
o pikit weer
tyrant's smile -
glint
of barbed wire
posted by John McDonald at 3:26 AM
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
glent
o pikit weer
tyrant's smile -
glint
of barbed wire
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6 Comments:
Ohn, amazingly good, especially toda the 11/11
I like to scroll so I can only see the Scottish versions and try and figure them out before I scroll down to the English versions. This one had me totally completely flummoxed. I had to cheat!
Best of bardic,
Gwilym
5:32 AM
I've seen the words -picket wire-
before, in a "Western" novel, I believe; pikit weer, then, the plausible source.
Nice one, John! _m
6:40 AM
I love this. It shows me a lot...the use of barbed wire says it all: the oppression, the killing, the hunger in their eyes...whilst he stays in his castle dousing himself in wine...
6:44 AM
young cows
and barbed wire --
a happy bullock
(If any symbolics found I'm confessing anything.)
10:55 AM
Somehow I am reminded of Mein Kampf....good one John :)
Tikkis -- Non-bailable offence! :)
Wishes,
devika
6:33 PM
Chilling. Very effective.
7:04 PM
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