Seven scythes leaned at the wall.
Beard upon golden beard
The last barley load
Swayed through the yard…
—George Mackay Brown, “Taxman”
Published in CARVE THE RUNES (Polygon, 2021)
https://birlinn.co.uk/product/carve-the-runes/
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