Listening to Kirsty Wark’s cawing voice last night, watching her, raven-black dress, stalk the city under its high corby-staned gables and then reflecting on this attempt to peck at the reputation of an elder statesman she and the BBC despise, who, of my generation, was not reminded of that ancient Scottish ballad, The Twa Corbies?
The casting of Alex Salmond as the ‘new slain knight‘ about to have his eyes pecked out by a crow may not be perfect but everything else about the broadcast was so evocative of that scene.
Leading corvid in this time of covid, Kirsty Wark does have the look and not just in her clothes. Her voice does caw and even her surname suggests the sound one might make – WAARK!
When she gathered her own wee murder (the correct collective term) of crows, Smith, Smith and Garavelli, to feast on the fleshy tales from Bute House, they too fit the bill, though I guess we licence-payers footed it. Bill, get it?
The location was perfect. A city full of actual crows and jackdaws stalking corby-staned gables under dark skies and the legal profession ravenous in their robes and bills. Bills, get it?
WAAARK!
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
Aye, the twa corbies indeed, ane peck’d oot his e’en,,,
Does Scotland need its own currency – yes, if we want to be truly independent and successful straight away:
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I get it. I can see the old knight betrayed by his courtiers and dumped in the political wilderness being eyed up by the BBC corbies.
But he is far from slain and I look forward to a different ending to this particular story.
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Folks do not draw any conclusions whatsoever from this ABC blocbuster
Which went off like a damp squib
From their point of view
Why
Where was the rigging of the jury
Was this a miss trial
Was this a wrongful verdict
Where were the assaulted who never came forward
How was the prosecution so incompetent
How were the police so useless at gathering evidence
How were defence counsel allowed to get away with so much
I tell you THEIR WAS NONE OF THE ABOVE
And those in The British State forgot 1 very important matter
The Independence of Scottish Law
They thought this would all be just like rigging the whole sordid English legal system
Do not believe me
Then think
Birmingham seven
Hillsborough
To name but a few
Got it I hope
Know thy Foe
Their arrogance caught them out well and truly here
Ah The Best Laid Plans o Men and Mice
But such is not taught at their elite educational establishments
Always Always Identify the weakness of you Foes they inflict awful wounds upon the bearer
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EXCELLENT Seumas…..I only saw the clip from Phantom Power and went to sleep composing ‘The 3 Corbies’, but you have a much better version than mine.
Will re-read often & forward to my friends!
Please submit to New Writing for Scotland 39, ASLS
Deadline: Wed 30th September
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Ah ha! Just recognition! Advice from Julie Christie? I will look now, Donald.
Submission off
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Hey!!! What about my clever literary device here? Alasdair, are you up yet?
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I am up (and have been for several hours) , but you will need to point out which clever literary device, amongst the many, for which you are seeking a pat oan the heid.
I liked the ‘corvid/covid’ juxtaposition – worthy of Donnie O’Rourke.
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What am I getting. A U? I’m upset now.
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Watching Gravelli, Smith and Wark enjoying their post-court coffee, my first thought was: “When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?”
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Which witch was which?
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They were Macbeths
Stirring the big rancid boiling cauldron of the ABC
No way were they from Eastwick
As A.Salmond no Jack Nicolson
In the bedroom Dept
But those of Macbeth work under ABC
who in turn do the devils work for Jacks type
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