Author: Barrowsgate
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The Old Man
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In this bleak, untitled verse, an old man looks back bitterly at his failed relationship. Unpublished.
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Why!
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Barrowsgate, who had done more than his fair share of travelling asks “Why leave Scotland when there are so many fine things to be enjoyed?” Unpublished.
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Whisky
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In praise of Glentakit whisky, about which Barrowsgate referred in several letters and verses. Information about Glentakit whisky seems hard to come by nowadays. Unpublished.
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“To Carrie”
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A poem for Carrie Murray, who has a back injury. Carrie was Barrowsgate’s sister-in-law. n.b. A “Taylor’s goose” is an old clothes iron – should be Tailor’s goose. Unpublished.
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The Pedestrian Problem
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A satire about the the introduction of regulation for pedestrians, like for cars and motorists. Unpublished.
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Calvin’ Time
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A lodger arrives to help with the calving. This has nothing to do with the French theologian John Calvin! Unpublished.