Bygone News - Anna MacDonald

Dundonese

lynne.davidson — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 08:48:41 +0000

Local words and expressions
(Many relegated tae th' past)
Survive in conversation
It's to be prayed they're here tae last

Unintelligible - perhaps!
Tae th' young'r generation
Below - a chosen few
Listed with discretion

Jump aff the kribbie
Dance in a dub
Fa' doon a kundie
There's a rammie in th' pub

Tea at th' bunker
Watch oot- ye're slaiver'n
Doon on ye're hunkers
Cut th' comedy - ye're haiver'n

A shottie o' a book
Plooterin' squeezin' a persistent plook Read more......

Scottish Cup - May 1994 (Dundee United v Rangers)

lynne.davidson — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 08:59:01 +0000

All Hail!

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Information Technology

lynne.davidson — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:26:23 +0000

Pray conversation
May never be 'non-event'
As Information Technology
Floods with intent

Attempted business calls
(even with Smart Phones)
Can drive to sheer distraction
Lowering language tones

"We ARE very busy
Thank you for holding the line
Your call IS valuable to us"
(But it's wasting precious time)

"Press 1, 2 or 3 (instructs automation)
(in welcomed surprise)
"Or 4 - without hesitation
To connect with one who'll advise" Read more......

Keepsakes

lynne.davidson — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 08:15:50 +0000

To the listener
The spoken word
Seldom remains unheard
Perhaps lingering on
Long after conversation's done

Leaving behind
Keepsakes
In corners of the mind

With Circles in Mind

fiona.christison — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:02:32 +0000

Round City circles (in roundabout way)
Travellers are travelling every day

Inner circles - outer circles
Serving old and young

'The Circle' falls fluently
From the tongue

May she remain
True to her own good name

Leaving little doubt
She knows with certainty

She's a Roundabout

Let The Mystery Be

fiona.christison — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:50:54 +0000

Kundie - peculiar to Dundee
Is descriptive
To you and me

Foreign to Fife - Forfar - Perth
Ask tourists the meaning
They'll give wide berth

Travelling abroad
Away from home
Kundie is in a league of its own

Let Kundie - a mystery be
In the colourful language
Of Dundee

The Citadel â West Marketgait

lynne.davidson — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:14:53 +0000

The Citadel â now razed to the ground
Leaves behind the silent sound
Of Salvation Army Silver Bands
Of tambourines in soldiers happy hands

Songs of praise of âBlood and Fireâ
A motto truly to inspire

No last post or bugle sound
As her walls came tumbling to the ground

Awakening of Spring

lynne.davidson — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 14:13:55 +0000

Spring awoke this morning
With snowdrops in her hand
And primroses of delicate colours
To decorate the land

Daffodil gold
Cherry blossom pink
Shades of winter
Vanished in a wink

Lush green leaves and grassland
Under a sky of youthful blue
Transformed the landscape
Into a stunning view

Dens Road Market (1980âs)

lynne.davidson — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:22:10 +0000

An Aladdinâs cave it seemed tae be
In the early 80âs â for you anâ me!

Bargain-huntinâ hopinâ tae find
Perhaps an unusual âVassartâ (signed)

Or Clarice Cliff â Moorcroft â Weymss Ware
Among the junk depositied there

For many stall-holders a family affair
Workinâ theâ gather selling their ware

Some selt second-hand claes
Thatâd mairân often seem better days!
Anâ if the âstudent-lookâ was in the mind
It was nae ower hard tae find
Odd apparel has an academic ring
Anâ youth (ye ken) must hae itâs fling Read more......

Dreaming Over Rainbows

lynne.davidson — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:20:59 +0000

Exquisite jewel displayed in antique fair
Opulently sparkling there
From jaded presentation case
Swathed in old Victorian lace

Oh! The drama you inspire
Pearls fluster as rubies desire
To tease transparent peridot
Clasping a loverâs knot

Were skies always sapphire blue
Did silver bells all ring true
Did emerald or turquoise sea
Bring a beloved back to thee

Were you the fairest ever seen
Did you grace a regal queen
Or perhaps a maiden fair
With shining crown of platinum hair Read more......