Theses
by Donald Mackay
a poor country
where everyone is poor
has untold wealth
if I have nothing
nothing my neighbour lacks
my neighbour lacks nothing
no thing should endure forever
in a poor country they value
decomposition
gold? stone has the greater value
it stays useful
more or less a longer time
in that country lawless beyond the city
I was never safer
than in the country
it happens gradually the slow collapse
stores or cities empty people live otherwise
what does it look like? look outside
you dread the collapse of economy
I look forward to
a new beginning
| 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 |