Crash
by Donald Mackay
suddenly no money
with the markets vanishing
their vast invention
no more parsimonious simony
or even trade
now everything was worthless
nevertheless
we tried
the world had ended
yet life went on
necessity the mother of invention
we invented
| Donald Mackay - Late Poems | |
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Donald Mackay was a teacher from Caithness whose poetry pamphlets were published by Mariscat and in publications such as The Dark Horse, with which he had a long connection. | |
| A | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| At the Ball | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| Beyond the Split Stane | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| Crash | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| Donald Mackay – An Appreciation | Article by Willie Hershaw |
| Seeing Scotland | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| SS Great Britain | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| The Beast | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| The Book | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| The Master | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| The Vestigium | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| Theses | Poem by Donald Mackay |
| To the Year's End | Poem by Donald Mackay |