Picture yourself on the road

Definitely a training, rest-day after yesterday's 18-mile exploits!

And here's another poem from Jackie Kay's pictured 2011 collection:


Fiere Good Nicht
(after Gussie Lord Davis)

When you’ve had your last one for the road,
a Linkwood, a Talisker, a Macallan,
and you’ve finished your short story
and played one more time Nacht und Traume
with Roland Hayes singing sweetly;
and pictured yourself on the road,
the one that stretches to infinity,
and said good night to your dead,
and fathomed the links in the long day –

then it’s time to say Goodnight fiere,
and lay your highland head on your feather pillow,
far away – in England, Canada, New Zealand –
and coorie in, coorie in, coorie in.
The good dreams are drifting quietly doon,
like a figmaleerie, my fiere, my dearie,
and you’ll sleep as soond as a peerie,
and you, are turning slowly towards the licht:
Goodnight fiere, fiere, Good Nicht.

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Jackie Kay (1961 - )