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| Kenavara (revised) | |
| By Talisker | ||||||||||
| 15 January 2007 | ||||||||||
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Hi folks - this is a classical style poem I originally penned last September - I've had it professionally critiqued by a friend of mine in Chicago, and tried to make amendments accordingly. I would love to know what you all think. The story is a one I made up about the ghost of a young fisherman, who haunts the wild cliffs of Kenavara (Ceann a Bharra in the Gaelic). He was one of the many drowned (in reality) prior to the comissioning of the Skerryvore lighthouse by the "Lighthouse Stevensons" - the Uncle of Robert Louis Stevenson, in fact. He was from the island of Barra, and had just been married to his sweetheart, Sara - who, unbeknownst to them both was pregnant with his son. Hope you like this piece of fancy. Oli Wild and lovely Kenavara, Towering o'er the raging foam, From your cliffs my bonnie Barra, Calls my broken heart to home. Were I but a humble sea bird, Scarce an hour would see me there, Often flies my spirit seaward, On the silent wings of prayer. In the caves of Kenavara, Fairy pipers play lament, Seals sing for my darling Sara, Soothe a heart so badly rent. By Castlebay I left my true love, For to fish round Tiree's shore, At a place my Father knew of, Twixt Travee and Skerryvore. Overturned amidst a squall, Sudden, violent unforetold, From the vessel I did fall, Gulping water, sharp and cold. As towards the ocean's floor, Filled with brine my body fell, Yet my spirit flew once more, To wish my bonnie lass farewell. On these cliffs of Kenavara, Will my spirit ever bide, Grieving for my bonnie Sara, Yearning for my widowed bride. We had been but two weeks married, When the ocean claimed its toll, Little did she know she carried, In her womb my unborn soul. Yet I've seen him in reflection, Stared into my child's eyes, Felt in him the resurrection, Saw in him redemption's prize. Oli (29/09/06 )
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