Steep Headland Poem by Douglas Scotney
Steep Headland
I could have just said,
'A Scot knew not what a hissie was,
nor did he know
that a noop
could be rounded by a sloop';
but I wanted to give you more:
'A Scotsman on a trip to Australia
I met - I steeped in Burns -
who hadn't known what a hissie was.
I found too
that he didn't know a noop
(also spelled -ou-) .
I gave a clue:
one could be rounded by a shallop
and also by a sloop.'
A shallop is a boat too.
A hissie (also - zz- )is a hussey.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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