pohodbar

BARABERR	SHORT BREAD
Pol Hodge	trans. Pol Hodge (from Cornish)

The volcanic castle rock in Edinburgh was born over 340 million years ago
following a violent eruption deep in the earth's crust.

Kastell Karedin - Ledyer an Kovro

Yma Kastell Karedin sevys
war varaberr albanek y'n
menydh marthus meur ma
a wra taga fest yn ta,
tardhansow albanek a-dheu.
Stag y'n vryasenn veur
mes hwath ow hwyja yn-mes
milvil tesenn ha torthell,
fardellys yn brithenn rudh
hag oll gwerthys yn kynsa
dew gans lath An Mildir Ryal.

Edinburgh Castle - The Souvenir Guide

Edinburgh Castle stands
on Scottish short bread in
this enormous mountain
which chokes so well
future Scottish eruptions.
Stuck in the great throat
but still spewing out
a million cakes and loaves,
wrapped in a red tartan
and all sold in the first
two hundred yards of The Royal Mile.

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