Clever dialect poem; thanks for the read.
kol tuv, Ryfkah
In a message dated 12/16/01 11:10:48 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< A Christmas wi' noa Tree.
It were nobbut tat,
tha wouldna look twice at it,
t'branches were greean flu brushes
that yer could bend oop and dahn
and it wur only small,
nobbut chin 'igh to me at eight.
Oni ah, tat or not , we luved that tree
'nd it wu t'only one we'd iver 'ad or knowan
There were nowt fancy
yer could buy
to decorate it wi' nawther,
what wi' t'war an all
so we had te mek do wi sum owd baubles
a reet fine glass,
from Wullies, years afore.
They wu that fine and delicate
yer couldn't sneeze near 'em
and they wu pur away ivry year in cottin wul
inside an owd shoebox
wi' 'Chrismas Decs' written on it
an kept in't cellar eead
on't second shelf.
Mi Mam used to like to mek a neet aht a decoratin'.
Awl t'owd paper chains would be pulled aht
And festooined rahnd t'kitchen
'n then t'tree were wu browt aht
an' t'shoebox wi' t'baubles
'n little red candles 'n bitsa owd tinsel
'n cotton wool.
We wur awl that excited you knew it wur
awl gonner end in teahs.
It awl went wrong when sumbody
fahnd aht tha' cud leet bits a cottin wul
wi' a taper 'n throw 'em oop in t'air
'n they wud twinkle dahn,
like little stars and bun aht
afore they 'it t 'graand.
Ah must a pulled off one peeas a wul
bigger than t'rest,
'cos it didn't bun aht at awl,
it landed on't tree
wi its greean flu brush branches,
fine glass baubles
cottin wul snaw flecks
'n tatty owd tinsel.
Woosh!
By go' burrit did go oop quick 'n awl.
Ah thowt ah'd deed it wu thar'ot.
'n the wur a reet aadiyado, ah can tell thi'
mi Mam grabbed it and threw it to t'flaw
and then when awl t'flames
ed bin stamped aht
t'smouldering skelington
wu thrawn aht on't cobbles.
It ligged theear for a while
'n wen it had gon aht proper
it wu teken up to t'midden.
Next mahnin tha cud see bitsa char
'n pink glass
in awl t'other muck a't 'streeat.
Ah fahnd aht that mi eelaeshes
'ad gorrun bunned an awl.
Summah,tha knaws,
a noo penny and mi fust oringe
in mi stockin' a Christmas morn
niver did mek up fer a Christmas wi noa tree. >>
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