In parks it says 'no golf'
Not just random ball games
Donald and Angus
Are not way-out names
Mince is still eaten
It has real appeal
Macaroni in pastry
The vegetarian meal
Churches still fill up
And it doesn't seem odd
Despite all the outings
Little mention of God
There's football and rugby
And curling and swimming
There's squash and there's tennis
Golf for men and for women
There's music and dancing
And (no, really) pipes galore
There are fiddlers and strummers
Feet tapping on floors
Politics matters
There's much talk of bridges
Of youth and of drinking
Just don't mention the midges
There's plenty of sugar
It helps on cold days
Then out comes the sun
Stand well back, be amazed
There's beauty so wide
Your eyes can't hold it all
So bright and so wondrous
For a country so small
© Rachel Fox 2006
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