leave a message at the bleep

It’s National Poetry Day very soon; this coming Thursday 6th October - so, as per last year I’m going to blip the series of eight cards that the Scottish Poetry Library has produced ...

... I'll post two each day, from today through to Wednesday.

And on Thursday 6th, I’ll blip my very favourite poem about this year’s theme: messages.

Here are the first two (as pictured) from Louise Greig and W. N. Herbert:


Invitation

Open house for crocodiles
Dress Code : Wear smiles
Juicy children for tea!
R.S.V.P.

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Louise Greig

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Answermachine

Eh amna here tae tak yir caa:
Eh’m mebbe aff at thi fitbaa,
Eh mebbe amna here at aa

but jist a figment o yir filo
conjerrt up wance oan a while-o.
Therr’s mebbe tatties oan thi bile-o;

Eh’m mebbe haein a wee bit greet
owre an ingin or ma sweet-
hert: or Eh’m bleedan i thi street

wi ma heid kickd in fur bein sae deep.
Eh’m mebbe here but fast asleep:
sae laive a message at thi bleep.

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W. N. Herbert (1961 - )

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