From breathtaking and thought provoking culture to stunning skylines, sandy beaches, festivals and fireworks – the city of Edinburgh has it all. For a holiday in Edinburgh visit www.edinburghselfcatering.org.
Valerie Gillies is an internationally known poet of much acclaim. She lives in the beautiful Scottish capital.
She was the Edinburgh Maker, poet laureate to the city, 2005 – 2008, and for those unfamiliar with her work, you may enjoy her poem dedicated to this special city.
To Edinburgh
Stone above storms, you rear upon the ridge:
we live on your back, its crag-and-tail,
spires and tenements stacked on your spine,
the castle and the palace linked by one rope.
A spatchcocked town,
the ribcage split open like a skellie, a kipper, a guttit haddie.
We wander through your windy mazes,
all our voices are flags on the high street.
From the sky’s edge to the grey firth
we are the city, you are within us.
Each crooked close and wynd is a busy cut
on the crowded mile that takes us home
in eden Edinburgh, centred on the rock,
our city with your seven hills and heavens.
For beautifully stylish, modern accomodation in Central Edinburgh visit http://www.edinburghselfcatering.org
Edinburgh Self Catering 