The light.

By Weefatfella

Tue, 18 Aug 2015
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Did yie see that flashin light there,as it wheeched richt oan by?
A only goat a glimpse ae it,oot the coarner ae ma eye.      

Wiz it the polis chasin a villain or the heidlights aff a plane?
A might be able tae tell yie,if it comes roond here again.

Aw look. Here it's back be-Goad.My it really is awffie bright.
It's flashin bright enough tae be a rocket or a low flyin sattelite.

It's mibbe a tiny comet that's burst through the atmosphere?
Or a shootin star ootae orbit that's fun its way doon here?

Wherever it goes,wherever it's been, it causes terrible conflagrations.
By takin the sicht fae drivers, and affectin their manipulations.

There's buses bangin intae buses, and taxis missin their fares.
There's flashers beein upstaged when they're showin aff their wares.

Sumthin hus tae be done aboot this pulsatin illumination.
Afore the strobes oan bicycles, urr the death ae half the nation.

 
 
 
Certificate PG
Poem
Humour

Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I'm always pleased if I can follow your dialect!

I thought they weren't supposed to have flashing lights, but I has if changed now, so they can??

Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Weefatfella on

Winter is coming, In Scotland it is light only from 9 am until 3-30pm. I'm a taxi driver, and the sight of one of these flashing lights coming towards me is very distracting and blinding. I shudder to think how bad it would be if there were two or three at once.

Thank you for reading Rhiannon, and more importantly commenting. Weefatfella.

I might not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Submitted by love_writing on

Great to read some poetry using a a dialect I'm most familiar with! It flowed really well - nice use of rhyming couplets!

love_writing

Submitted by Weefatfella on

Thank you very much undeed for your very kind comment  love writing. Thank you also for popping by.

Weefatfella.

 

I might not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Brilliant, Wffsmiley  Love the way you keep your reader guessing as to the 'nature of the beast', so to speak, until the last stanza, and the penultimate one, certainly made me titter.  

Tina

 

Submitted by Weefatfella on

Thank you for reading my drivel and for your lovely supportive comments. Please call again Tina. Weefatfella.

I might not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

Submitted by loquaciousicity on

Took a bit of concentration the first time round...

but well worth it...

wish I could hear it spoken!!!

Submitted by Weefatfella on

Aye! My accent is North Lanarkshire. I try to reflect this in these wee ditties. I'm really pleased you enjoyed this Terry. Thank you very much for taking the time to read and more importantly for your supportive comments.

Weefatfella. 

I might not like what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.