The Master
by Donald Mackay
would you get off my land!
he yelled at the walkers
waving his shotgun
at a vixen
letting her have it
as she slid behind his whins
both barrels bang! bang!
at the geese just in from Iceland
both barrels
but they flew up laughing away
and at a mole
moving mountains
well? this is a free country
as its liberator
bang! bang!
worms etcetera
bang! bang! till it was free from
insects
larvae
germs
| Donald Mackay - Late Poems | |
|---|---|
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 |