Poetry
Ode to a pharmacy vending machine
- 05 Jul, 2026
- Pam Frond
- Rattle Bag
I tapped in the numbers, Eight digits I recall, You dispensed my prescription, Free healthcare for all, At the point of delivery. It avoids so much misery. Don't take it for granted.
Ode tae cycling on the low road
The braes aroon Shambellie are Sae steep they mak ye cower But I'd rather hae a heart attack Than some daft lad run me ower On the A710.
Dinnae skip the sunscreen
- 19 Sep, 2024
- Heath Hall
- Misconnections
Skipping Man, O Skipping Man Do you know you have a fan? Please don’t be so hard on yourself And cover your arms, or you’ll get more than a tan. Basal cell carcinoma, Or mibbe a wee melanoma. Skin care tips aren't Just for foreign...
How come we've no got a town machar?
- 30 Aug, 2023
- Teri Casiokola
- Letter From Amisfield
There’s a national one, some toons have one. So how come the toon that’s internationally kent for it’s renowned poet, Robert Burns doesnae have a machar? I’m sure it must have occurred to someone with the power to sanction such a thing at...