Author: Violet Jacob
The heather glows on the moorland wide, Whaur the win's they blaw sae free, An' the licht that lies on the heather's bloom, It minds me o' my lee. The heather glows on the moorland wide, Whaur the sun it sinks sae low, An' the hert that kens the heather's glow, It will aye be filled wi' woe.
Type of Poem: Lyric Poem
Date Written: 1920-09-10
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Language: Scots
Keywords: Heather, Moorland, Scotland, Nature, Woe
Source: Collected Poems of Violet Jacob
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Rights/Permissions: Public Domain
Comments/Notes: A poem about the glowing heather on the moorland, symbolizing the beauty and sorrow intertwined in the Scottish landscape.
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