My ancestors were English and Scots
Fair skin and freckles my heir
No brogue spoken like I might ought
My ancestors were English and Scots
My speech more like a drawl than with haught
Proper gentility still lets me feel fair
My ancestors were English and Scots
Fair skin and freckles my heir
A triolet
Entering this for the G-Man’s Friday Flash Fiction 55: http://g-man-mrknowitall.blogspot.com/
G-Man
/ December 28, 2012Gayle…
My ancestors were English and Scot as well.
McGlashan, hailed from Edinborough.
Loved your Highland 55 Lassie
Thanks for playing, thanks for your wonderful support,
And have a Kick Ass New Year….G
Bodhirose
/ December 29, 2012Well, perhaps we’re related G-Man…wouldn’t that be something?! I’m not sure where we hailed from though… Happy New Year, Galen…I’ll see you in 2013. xoxo
Polly
/ December 29, 2012Nice triolet, Gayle ~ do you celebrate New Year’s Eve or Hogmanay? :)
Bodhirose
/ December 29, 2012Had to look up Hogmanay, Polly…that’s how far removed I am from my ancestry…ha! It’s always been New Year’s Eve for me.
brian miller
/ December 29, 2012mine were english and well i think some german….somewhere back there i meet up with willliam the conqueror…and on my moms side a king names Fatass….no joke, it was terribly funny and upsetting to my mom to find that was the only royalty on her side…
Bodhirose
/ December 29, 2012A king named Fatass…truly?! Oh, I can imagine your mother’s embarrassment…but really funny, Brian.
ayala
/ December 29, 2012Nice :) wishing you a happy and healthy New Year :)
Bodhirose
/ December 29, 2012Thank you, Ayala. I paid a visit to a couple of your postings this morning. I’m so far behind in visits to everyone…not just you. Happy New Year, my friend! :)
Mary
/ December 29, 2012Very nice triolet! Fun to think about one’s ancestors and the influence they have on who we are!
Bodhirose
/ December 29, 2012I loved that show called “Who Do You Think You Are” where celebrities looked into their ancestry. I find it so interesting. I wonder how I was influenced by my “roots”…
Raven
/ December 29, 2012Nicely done … ooh, I do so wish to go to Scotland. Happy New Year!
Bodhirose
/ December 30, 2012Thanks and so do I! Happy New Year! xoxo
Lorna's Voice
/ January 2, 2013Nicely done, but I can’t help but hear a brogue. ;)
Bodhirose
/ January 2, 2013Not out of this mouth you don’t! When I lived in Boston for a few years, I was often asked to repeat certain words and then was giggled at for my Southern twang. I won’t tell you what I thought of their accents! I rather like the sound of a brogue though.. :) Thanks, Lorna.
Jamie Dedes
/ January 2, 2013… and what a heritage that is. Have you searched your genealogy? Lots of fun …
Bodhirose
/ January 2, 2013My father actually was into genealogy and came up with many relatives and our “roots”. It is fascinating to me. I would like to know how far back our family could be traced. Thanks, Jamie.
Renee Espriu
/ January 2, 2013You are so in tune with all the different types of poetry, Gayle. This one is such a good write. At times I wonder if I am not truly a poet as I have such a time of writing a certain way. People say what is prose and what can you say to that. I really like this. I have English and
Scot heritage and much more. I’m must all mixed up. :)
Renee Espriu
/ January 2, 2013I meant I’m all mixed up! I think it is time to call it a day.
Bodhirose
/ January 2, 2013I’m mixed up too, Renee (pretty much a mutt)..and I knew what you meant. Maybe you, the G-Man and I are related. I rather like the idea of that! I have a curiosity about different forms, that’s all, so I give them a try. It’s what makes writers unique because they have their own personal spin of how they perceive and then describe their world. You have yours and it makes no difference whether you can “squeeze” your expression into a form or not…not one bit. I’m really happy you enjoyed this…thank you, Renee.