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Breaking News (sonnet)
by Kirsten Moreton

Note: I have not even read over this yet, I wrote it quickly and just wanted to share. For context, Flamingo land nearly got planning permission to build a resort on Loch Lomond in Scotland. Loch Lomond is a huge part of Scotland's culture and we are a country proud of our scenery and natural environment and this caused outrage. The Poem is about this!


‘What kind of a place is a loch for flamingos?

Pink exotic birds in Stirling, no one would believe such a thing.’

No grannie, these are made of steel and faux.

They don't have a heart just mechanical parts not even a feather or a wing.

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The Burn
by Kirsten Moreton

(A burn is a Scottish word for a stream or a creek)

‘And I become one with the wild’,

He writes sat with feet in the burn,

Not too far from the warmth of a fire.

The fire will burn out and leave a pile for someone to see later,


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The Burn
by Kirsten Moreton

(A burn is a Scottish word for a stream or a creek)

‘And I become one with the wild’,

He writes sat with feet in the burn,

Not too far from the warmth of a fire.

The fire will burn out and leave a pile for someone to see later,


......

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Breaking News (sonnet)
by Kirsten Moreton

Note: I have not even read over this yet, I wrote it quickly and just wanted to share. For context, Flamingo land nearly got planning permission to build a resort on Loch Lomond in Scotland. Loch Lomond is a huge part of Scotland's culture and we are a country proud of our scenery and natural environment and this caused outrage. The Poem is about this!


‘What kind of a place is a loch for flamingos?

Pink exotic birds in Stirling, no one would believe such a thing.’

No grannie, these are made of steel and faux.

They don't have a heart just mechanical parts not even a feather or a wing.

......

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