Joak wrote this braw wee verse to go with “Kayleighs Knowledge” Just in time for Rabbie Burns Night too- Enjoy !!
kayleigh wis a lovely lass
but wisny awfy bright
she couldny coont tae save hersel
though she tried wi aw her might
her maths exams she never passed
an scored just yin oot o ten
the mark she got for that wee test
wis for pickin up her pen!
her english stuff wis just as bad
she couldny dae nae better
spellin wis an awfy task
she couldny write a letter
her granny said tae her yin day
bein thick is an awfy prob
an if ye carry oan this way
yell never get a job
the end o term it wisny guid
she failed her teswts again
her maths, well lets no say anythin
her english minus ten
while sittin oan a wall yin nicht
she wis really bad depressed
she held her heed doon in her hands
cos shed rteally tried her best
but michty me she got a fricht
anlet oot an awfy howl
cos somethin landed oan her heed
a bloody great big owl
noo most owls say twit twoo
an fly roond in at night
but this yin it could talk an count
it wis really awfy bright
noo dinny fret ma bonny las
an wrapped her in its wings
cos i will teach ye how tae spell
as well as other things
aw summer long the twa o them
spent ages readin books
the village folk thought they were daft
an gave them funny looks
but aw the work well it paid aff
an kayleigh wis a star
her teacher couldny understand
how she hud raised the bar
for years tae come they studied hard
an tae uni she wid go
she passed her finals easily
her granny wis aglow
it came tae graduation day
it really wis a pain
cos it wis held in aberdeen
an she couldny afford the train
so oan the day the owl came
an said noo dinny cry
she climbed upon the owls back
an tae aberdeen did fly
the uni folk were stunned tae see
a student flyin in
the lecturers were in a whirl
huv wee hud to much gin?
but kayleigh stole the show that nicht
an wis the best oan show
an everywhaur that kayleigh went
the owl wis sure tae go
Bunny Clarke
Splendid work. Such a beautiful little girl and her owl.