Uist Haiku

Waiting Room

At night

the fallen stones assemble
into former walls where fairies meet
to tell their ancient tales

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Planting

above the machair
a skylark sings a piobaireachd
we plant potatoes

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Uist Haiku is our collection of short poems and images, created by residents of Uist.

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Fence

Fence

Image: Michael Faint, An Solas Òir -

Leaving

Leaving

On SS Hebrides crossing the Minch in 1912: "the little girl is of about 13 - Morag - has won a bursary and is going to school in Glasgow - to live in lodgings with utter strangers. This is the first time she has been on a steamer - she has never seen a train - never seen a tree - never seen a town...