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JOSIE'S POEMS
Longer Narrative Poems
By Josie Whitehead
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THE LEGEND OF CUTTY SARK
By Josie Whitehead
This poem is based on the poem
Tam O'Shanter - By Robert Burns
Now here is a story - take heed my good friend -
Of a farmer whose life seemed most certain to end
At the hands of a witch in a white *cutty sark
And a warning to those lingering late after dark!
Tam O’Shanter, a farmer, of Scottish renown,
Was travelling home from a neighbouring town
When he entered an inn for a tankard of ale
And here was the start of a bloodcurdling tale.
Much later than usual he bid them adieu
But what then befell him is thought to be true.
He left in the dark on his trusty old mare
And travelled along without caution or care.
The dark road was lonely as onward they wound
But, through the chill air, came a curious sound.
In Kirk Alloway graveyard, lights blazed in the night
On some witches and warlocks – a hideous sight!
A bonfire was blazing - flames flickered and curled.
In their feverish frenzy they swirled and they twirled
But Tam then saw the devil take on human form
As wilder and wilder their dance they performed.
Tam noticed a young witch outlined in the dark
Who was dancing and dressed in a white *cutty sark.
This spellbinding beauty soon captured his heart
As voluptuous movements quite set her apart.
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* A cutty sark is an old Scottish name for a woman’s short petticoat.