She spells and tells her mysteries in accents rare and rich
In forms she finds inside a fertile mind
Wild words to weave weird histories that scratch the deepest itch
And leave unpainted dreaming far behind
With a passion for a fashioning of language out of air
She must write or else forget that she exists
She's a lady rather shady who can whisk my thoughts elsewhere
And can hide the plainest answers in the mists
She may dream she's at the wicket helping England win at cricket
Though she's Scottish and Dundonian from choice
Like a rebel flying picket that emerges from a thicket
Just a poet with opinions and a voice
Some may love her or abhor her but there's none that will ignore her
She's the soul and body of the way she fights
I would pack her up and store her as I really do adore her
And I think I am in love with what she writes
Author notes
Mairi bheag can write.
In a list
Please tell me what you think
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Thanks to you, I have fallen in love with her all over again
What a delightful tribute to Mairi...I can only imagine her lovely smile when she reads this. Love, Lane
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I love her writing too
and this is a loving tribute.She's the soul and body of the way she fights indeed.
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Mind Blowing!
Wow this had me spellbound for sure, Great descriptive write, lots of wonderful descriptives, and captivating ambience that dances off the page right into ones head.
Love it, very powerful and impactual.
Poetic Hugs and Congratulations on this poetic masterpiece!
Kaz
Kazytc xx
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This woman sounds like a very extroadinary person at the least. It is very cool that you used her as your muse in this piece, it was a very lovely write. I realy liked the way this flowed.
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Favorite line:
"Some may love her or abhor her but there's none that will ignore her"
Made me think of a line to a song: "Love me or hate me; it's still an obsession."
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Very nicely done Jeff. I enjoyed the rhyme scheme. I'm sure she adores it as much as she does you.
Scott
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Excellent
Cools, a very fine write and tribute. As usual imagery, rhythm and rhyme are just fine. Thanks for sharing this one with us. -
on a roll
So fine.
Extraordinary.
The cadence frames the attitude so perfectly.
You've done it again.
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Outstanding. I love the meter, the internal rhyme, vocab, the message, the sentiment, wow.
What a craftsman you are. I thought i found a feminine rhyme line 7, but no... equal stresses...
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Wonderful
This is truly a wonderful dedication to a superb writer. Few can hold a candle to her talent. You have done an amazing job with this poem Jeff. Well done.
~Pamela 
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Would be amusing to have a contest where poets describe each other without telling whom they honor and we could guess.
I enjoyed reading this poem and smiled. Beautifully penned, most surely, fine poet Sir. 
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WHOA! You utter narna! You narna of the first rank!
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Perfect! I love this! Anyone who will honor my sister has to be Ok in my book.
"Some may love her or abhor her but there's none that will ignore her"
Don't think so, we ALL love her!
Love,
Amera♥
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Bravo!
Oh, this had me beaming most broadly!! All really quite true! I can't place this style, though I know it is a quite famous form. Loved it, loved it, absolutely loved it!
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What a tribute!!!
I'm sure...no I know, Mairi will love this. A true testament to a great poet.
I will leave her to let you know what she thinks of it
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I knew who this was for from the first words. Not sure I like the idea of the poet goddess being stored away however! Can we find another way?
xxx
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Just this and no more ...
to you that could put together such a fantastic write. Then of course ... its who you write about! Frans
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