Poems about Dialect

• The Castle Ruins

  A HAPPY day at Whitsuntide, 
    As soon ’s the zun begun to vall, 

  by William Barnes 47 lines
• Hay-Meaken. Nunchen Time

  Back here, but now, the jobber John
  Come by, an' cried, "Well done, zing on,

  by William Barnes 70 lines
• from "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"

  Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
  Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,

  by Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven 44 lines
• A Song of the Yorkshire Dales

  A song I sing o' t' Yorkshire dales,
      That Winnd frae t' moors to t' sea;

  by F W Moorman 48 lines
• Owd Ailse's Thrift.

  "What meks tha sit so quate, to-neet?  Come, hesta nowt to say?
  Tha coom i' th' heawse an' never spooak o t' time tha geet thi

  by William Baron 38 lines
• The Bonny Earl of Murray. A Scottish Song.

  Ye highlands and ye lawlands,
  Oh! quhair hae ye been?

  by Anonymous British 29 lines, 3 comments
• The Image O’ God

  Crawlin about like a snail in the mud,
  Covered wi clammy blae,

  by Joseph Corrie 18 lines, 5 comments
• A Baby's Death

  A little white soul went up to God,
    Out of the mire of the city street;

  by Kate Seymour Maclean 28 lines
• A Warkin' Mon's Reflections.

  Sometimes, when wearied eawt at neet,
  Aw sit me deawn i'th' owd arm-cheear

  by William Baron 127 lines, 1 comment
• End o' th' Year -- extract

  Come let us choose the better part,
        And sing whilst life is given;

  by John Hartley 8 lines
• Riddles

  Soutar was famous for his riddles as well as his poetry (and some combinations of the two)
  Here are six. Best of Luck.

  by William Soutar 43 lines
• Grace

  God bless ivery one raand yor table
    Wi' plenty to ait an' to spare;

  by John Hartley 15 lines
• The Quiet

  Ayont the Caller Fountain
  Whan gowks were in the schaw,

  by William Soutar 36 lines
• Patriotism

  Whan I haik't up to Craigie Hill
  And lookit east and west;

  by William Soutar 30 lines
• To Miss Ugly-Mug.

  Theaw thinks theaw'rt hon'some — doesno' theaw ?
  But tek my word theaw'rt reet deawn feaw;

  by William Baron 19 lines
• What Could Aw Say?

  Aw'd just stopped to rest me, a bit past th' owd farm;
  For t' basket wur heavy, an' t' weather wur warm.

  by William Baron 34 lines
• Rebel Tam

  When Rebel Tam was in the pit
  He tholed the very pangs o' Hell

  by Joseph Corrie 13 lines
• Th’ Owd Family Bible

  Ther's an owd family relic on th' bookshelf up theer,
  An’ aw'll keep it till th' day 'at aw dee;

  by William Baron 130 lines, 3 comments
• Young Waters.

  About Zule, quhen the wind blew cule,
  And the round tables began,

  by Anonymous British 68 lines
• Wee Maggie

  When first I saw wee Maggie's face
  Richt heid ower heels in love I tumbled,

  by Joseph Corrie 8 lines
• Elkanah’s Words

  'Into this well soa deep,
    We put thee daan to sleep,

  by John Hartley 11 lines, 1 comment
• Mi Robin

  Mi-heart beats time to a merry tune,
      An' flutters wild wi' glee ;

  by William Baron 34 lines
• Be Happy Today

  They tell me this world's full o' trouble,
        An' each one comes in for a share;

  by John Hartley 11 lines
• The Chairman’s Song

  Hold up yer heads, tho' at poor workin men
    Simple rich ens may laff an' may scorn;

  by John Hartley 12 lines
• Ha A Dead Donkey Towt A Lesson.

  Some fowk choose one thing, some another,
        To grace ther prose or rhyme;

  by John Hartley 15 lines
• Ike’s Song

  Let us have a jolly spree,
    An' wi' joy an' harmonie,

  by John Hartley 34 lines
• Owd Putty's Race

  Yo may talk abeawt Growcot, or Postle, or Day,
  As runners o' fame an' reneawn ;

  by William Baron 62 lines
• Six O'clock At Mornin'

  When th' factory loces uv a neet,
  An' labour's o'er for th' day,

  by William Baron 63 lines
• Owd Ailse's Thrift

  "What meks tha sit so quate, to-neet ?
      Come, hes ta nowt to say ?

  by William Baron 70 lines
• Ned Cobbles An' Th' Doctor

  Ned Cobbles wur noted as one o' that class
  'At stick fast as glue when they get howd o' brass ; . ; ^.

  by William Baron 34 lines

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