we must sail out there

we must sail out there
twixt bressay and south mainland
two hundred mile waves

clickimin loch broch

clickimin loch broch
dry stone wall me thick doubled
pre-christ defences?  

huge meringue foaming

huge meringue foaming
vast turquoise vastness teeming
small red boat bouncing

cold dark waiting then

cold dark waiting then
firebarrows torches light
heat song valhalla

past walls and windows

past walls and windows
violent storm whips up again
lean full into smile

bonnie wee nephew

bonnie wee nephew
may the wind fill your pockets
and smiles line your eyes

stars looping bouncing

stars looping bouncing
just other boats in madness
oil rigs if yellow

white tombolo sands

white tombolo sands
where winds wrest pictish silver
and viking squads roar

breathe with the waves slow

breathe with the waves slow
and let it out when you need
long way to shetland

our moon stars beyond

our moon stars beyond
epiphanies every night
we watch x factor