Barry Graham: Illusory Flowers in an Empty Sky

Novelist, journalist, poet and Zen teacher from Glasgow, Scotland, now based in Portland, OR, USA

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I happened across the cover image of this book online. It brought to mind a Maryhill gang song I learned as a child:

Ah went tae a party on Setturday night

Ra tongs wur therr an’ they waanted tae fight

So Ah pult ma blade oot as quick as a flash

An’ Ah shoutit, “Ra Young Team, ra Young Team, ya bass”

The furst wan thit came wis five foot four

Ah liftit ma boot an’ he fell tae ra floor

Ra cunt wis in agony, ra cunt wis in pain

So Ah liftit ma boot an’ Ah fuckt him again