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In memory of Anne clark killed in a car crash on the A9 on her way home to Wick one Spring.

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MY EDINBURGH PICTURE

Oh my dear Michael, I’m sorry that I’m late
The framer cracked Anne’s photo
He said I’d have to wait
Her expression is shocking
She stares as if she knows
The place where we come from
And the place we all must go

My dear Michael I won’t trespass on your time
You knew her differently
Your memories are not mine
But your sadness is curling like smoke around this house
Your silence throws pictures of rage
At God’s black farce

Talk to me now, Anne I long to know
Who got it right?
Whose truth gets up on show?
Talk to me now, I scarce can say your name
Beyond a throat that cloys
Beyond the words that blame

My dear Michael do you remember Guy Fawkes Day
When the embers gleamed and cracked against the Blackford braes?
I remember you laughing when she called to me
To watch the moon rockets that blaze
Then fall in to the sea

My dear Michael, I found my evening's vigil hard
So I climbed Caerketton against a panoply of stars
The city lay dreaming our futures in fire
And Scotland was wrapping a wreath around Robert Louis’ s spires

For I blamed you for being born
I blamed you for knowing that your face against this shroud
Would make me bold….

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from David Heavenor - LIVE BOOK LAUNCH CONCERT, released May 7, 2023

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David Heavenor is a Scottish singer songwriter based in Edinburgh Scotland. He has produced 8 albums plus 3 EP's.

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