BEANERY ONLINE LITERARY MAGAZINE
AFTER THE SCOTTISH GAMES AT LIGONIER
JOSEPH F. STIERHEIM
AFTER THE SCOTTISH GAMES AT LIGONIER
JOSEPH F. STIERHEIM
Shadows deepen,
dark beneath the trees.
The day is over,
the bands gone.
dark beneath the trees.
The day is over,
the bands gone.
Campers and autos
and people on foot;
gone.
and people on foot;
gone.
Flashes of red and green and
yellow and blue of tartans;
gone.
yellow and blue of tartans;
gone.
Shouting; laughter;
joy of challenge;
victor and vanquished;
gone.
joy of challenge;
victor and vanquished;
gone.
Still, in the glen,
the sound of the pipes.
the sound of the pipes.
ADDITIONAL READING:
IN NEW ENGLAND, HISTORY CONFLICTS WITH PROGRESS
