Edinburgh Toon

This one came easy and is a welcome addition to the previous attempts to deal with sorrow and pain. We were leaving Edinburgh for a holiday in Italy and I noticed the airport had printed on their walls the collected complimentary thoughts of the great and the good. It got me thinking, something I have said over and over, that no matter which delightful bit of the world I have travelled to I am always pleased to come home to Edinburgh.




EDINBURGH TOON


Every beautiful place I've ever been
Every wondrous sight I've ever seen
Tolkein's fantasy-scapes inside of dreams
Pyramids of hope, beyond our means.
Then I go on home to auld Edinburgh Town
An' it's like when your wife dons her favourite gown 
Or when the sun comes out and shrivels a frown.
It's like sitting in your favourite chair

Like sliding a comb through silky hair.
Auld Reekie nae mare I'll have it said
Nor imposter of the north in its stead
The place on earth l choose to be
The place in repose that will cover me.
Lucky are those who call it hame
Privileged are they who feel the same.

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