wurds tae loue 'n' wurds tae hate
poem fur mah pal Paul’s challenge
My entry for Paul's Challenge, which you can find below!
Author's Note: I used a translation website to translate some of the words to Scottish Slang, which I have italicized throughout the poem. I don’t know if the translations are accurate, but seem to be. Paul, you’ll have to evaluate!
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I’ve neh often met a word ah dinnae lik'
bit there’s one that makes me a bawherr woozy.
It’s an adjective that means nice 'n' freendly,
bit howfur kin ye gather nice from a word like “Couthie”
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It’s chiefly a Scots thing tae say,
bit I’ve heard it roll aff th' tongue o' some Yanks—
a well-meaning word,
but it soonds totally absurd
when it’s said by a lassie in th' United States.
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Th' word turns tae sludge when it rolls aff mah tongue.
Even typing it mak's mah tummy turn.
If a book contains couthie ye better believe
it’ll gang crackin' with the fire logs that I burn.
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Now let’s shift th' focus tae a bonny word,
one that’s full oot o' positivity 'n' actually nice.
Fur ye 'mericans th' word means “yes”
bit in Scotland they say it as “Aye”
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“Aye” is an affirmative answer
if "yes" is whit you’re meaning tae say.
Dae yi'll waant ice cream?
Aye!
Gang tae th' beach?
Aye!
Write fur Paul’s challenge, eh?
Oh yes…
Ah mean...AYE!
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It haes a cheery tone when it exits yer geggy,
bit is maist eloquent if yi say wi' a Scots accent.
Sae, if yi'll waant tae sound clever in conversation
substitute “aye” if “yes” is th' word that ye meant.
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Kristen Balyeat
Words fly to me on the wind, bump into me as I'm strolling the city, splash me in the face while I rest by the river, and shake me awake in the middle of the night– I’m humbly one of the many vessels they use to come to life.
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Comments (14)
Ayyy, Kristen this is marvelous! What a fun idea and you executed it SO WELL, omg, it's totally fun, wonderfully unique, and so full of character. That's me, out! Lol!
Aye!!!! Love this!!!💕❤️❤️
Terrific words to poetise and well done for challenging yourself to write with them. Worthy of Burns hi'self. Well done
Hahaha. This is friggin awesome. Winner winner.
Entertaining and on spot! Loved it.
😂😂😂 Oh boy, was that something!!! More than a mouthful. It reminded me of a pirate, lol. No offense to the Scottish. This was bloody tariffic, Kristen!
Impressive to say the least! I had to look for Paul's response as there was no way I'd be able to tell how well you did. Apparently quite well!
Hahahahahahahahaha I laughed so much because I tried reading out loud 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This was so fun!
Cute and fun!! And I don’t think I know that first word..well done!! 😁
This is fantastic! So good! I use Aye though I've no Scottish claim. I spent a chunk of childhood in Yorkshire though I suppose.
Yeah... not gonna try to compete with the likes of this! Well done!
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😂😂😂 that was so well done. Even though I live in Glasgow and of course understand the accent by now, reading it can be so different 😂 but you did it really well here. If you're planning on writing more, probably make it even less formal by removing "as" and "an", maybes replace "as" with "when" when it fits.. that will probably make it sound more Scottish 👍🏽
Oh my, Kristen...you've outdone yourself yet again. Wit the heck, pal. This was a blooming great try at the accent and a joyful, funny read. Love love this bit, along with the rest: "Th' word turns tae sludge as it rolls aff mah tongue. Even typing it mak's mah tummy turn. If a book contains couthie ye better believe it’ll gang crackin' with the fire logs that I burn." lol. How long did it take yee, hen? Seriously fun stuff and appreciate you doing something completely different. Thank you, of course, for your entry. Loved it.