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A Poem to the honor of Highland Men (and those they love)
 
 
 

McHaggis and McBurley, men of renown

Familiar they be with sheaf and stone

Will make their way to Baldwin town

To test their strength afar from home

 

Stones light and heavy will they hurl

Then comes the weight for distance thrown

The bar awaits as sure as they whirl

For sheaf and weight and mighty stone

 

Their battle pitched they’ll push ahead

For the hammer beckons to sail through air

And St. Andrew’s wall, as heavy as lead,

Must be certainly moved from here to there

 

These men of valor cannot yet rest

For stands a mighty beam, the caber be

Their last and most awesome test

To turn the tree for all to see

 

One in the end will take the prize

McHaggis, McBurley or their host

Upon this day and before all eyes

Of those held dear and loved the most

 
copyright:  Michael J. McCullough 2009