Best Falkirk Poems
FreedomIt started in Stirling, English blood was shed
A hero was named, All around men lay dead
The claymore was wielded against many a foe
Ancient scores settled with every blow
We marched south to york, a city to sack
ramming down the gate it broke...
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Categories:
falkirk, lovehero, london, , cute,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
The Bruce, I Will StandI will stand in the heather,
I will stand in the glen,
I'll defend my Bannockburn,
With horse, pike and men.
As Bruce I command,
As Robert I will die,
But not on this day,
For English souls rise to the sky.
Remove them I will,
Send them o'er the hill,
Past Stirling and Falkirk,
Back...
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Categories:
falkirk, courage, history, military, patriotic,
Form:
Rhyme
Each Oggle Deserves a Hoggle
In the dark of the night,
when all are sleeping, out of sight,
the Oggles come out to play.
For they love to flirt,
in the rubbish and the dirt,
a curious courtial display.
For Oggles mate for life,
on the banks of the Fife,
wearing kilts like the...
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Categories:
falkirk, analogy, anti bullying, care,
Form:
Narrative
The Spirits of CullodenThe Spirits of Culloden.
This is like a pilgrimage, a try tae come every year,
Gather at the cairn, meet old friends, wipe away a tear.
Standin on that moor, that once with blood was sodden,
Paying respects to those loyal men and wimen, the spirits of Culloden.
This...
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Categories:
falkirk, anniversary, death, dedication, memorial
Form:
Rhyme
WHO ACTUALLY IS LIKE USWho actually is like us
The modern world you see today
Right before your eyes,
Who done this and who done that
Well you’re in for a wee surprise.
From the Bank of England to the Bank of France
Then we invented the BBC,
How the hell did we manage that
For a...
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Categories:
falkirk, appreciation, inspiration, motivation, nostalgia,
Form:
Rhyme