Poem by Anonymous

Limerick. “There was a young woman named Riley…”

There was a young woman named Riley, 
Who valued old candle-ends highly. 
	When no one was looking 
	She used them for cooking. 
“It’s wicked to waste,” she said dryly.

1. Inscription on a Gravestone in the Churchyard of Melrose Abbey
2. The Old Scottish Gentleman
3. Barthram’s Dirge
4. Kate Kearney
5. Loch Ina

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