Derreck Lee was a Cornishman
who lived in Stozzle Town,
he pastied away eventually
but they couldn’t pin him down.
.
They buried him in Truro,
parts of him in Roche;
where now he is a monument
that no one dares approach.
.
Derreck was a hero,
a maverick and a fool;
he declared himself the unknown king
of Par, and Pelynt, and Pool.
.
Derreck Lee was a Cornishmen
and one he’ll always be;
but he was not a king or anything
to do with royalty.
Ny wonn vy,
‘Meurastahwi’
Ytho, my a leverel,
‘Meur ras!’
—-
Translates as:
I don’t know
‘Thank you,’,
so, I just say
‘Thanks!’
What does it all mean?
Not just the title above,
but life itself?
A picture of a scone, soon,
might be trite –
as is much that I write –
but is it any different
from all else that will suffice
to be the stuff
that nightmares
are made on?
.
Please excuse my wittering
(I can witter at will)
and take this from my words:
‘If you have just received
a picture of a scone
through the post,
it has probably already arrived.’
May your dydh be da
your dy’Sul howlyek hag sygh;
lowenhe bewnans.
—//—
dydh = day
da = good
dy’Sul =Sunday
howlyek = sunny
ha / hag = and
sygh = dry
lowenhe = enjoy
bewnans = life / living
An kamneves
ha deves:
A rainbow
and sheep,
nothing deep,
nothing too serious,
just a view
to capture me
as I hope
it would capture you.
“War an Voos”
Not a missive from Tolstoy,
but a possible name
for something or other
that I might
or might not do.
It might mean something to me,
but probably little to you.
War an Voos
is ‘on the table’
and can be used as such.
I like the idea,
but can I put it into practice,
or should I kick it
into touch?
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Kynsa mis Hwevrer,
Nowydh an mis. y fydh erg.
Pur dhrog! Dress up warm.
—//—
Kynsa = first
mis = month
mis Hwevrer = February
Nowydh = new
an mis = the month
y fydh ergh = there will be snow
Pur dhrog! = very bad.
dy’Meurth, that’s hedhyw!
Ha ‘Meurth’ is not planet Earth,
mes Mars – oh, such mirth!
——-
dy (contraction of ‘dydh’) = day
dy’Meurth = Tuesday
hedhyw = today
Ha = and
mes = but
Meurth = Mars
dy’Lun – no planet;
ny wonn vy why it’s dy’Lun,
but it is – dydh da!
.
——
.
dy =shortening of ‘dydh’ = day
Lun = yet to find out
dy’Lun = Monday
ny wonn vy = I don’t know (exactly that phrase)
dydh da! = Good day! / Hello!
mis Genver
to start the new year
(an nowydh bledhen)
y’n Kernewek, my a scrifa,
y’n Kernow, I write.
Skrifer ov vy.
Prydydh ov vy.
Meurastahwi!
——-
mis = month
mis Genver = January
Genver = Venus
an nowydh bledhen = the new year
y’n Kernewek = in Cornish
y’n Kernow = in Cornwall
Skrifer ov vy = I am a writer
Prydydh ov vy = I am a poet
Meurastahwi! = Thank you!
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