Worldwide best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith gave a talk at arts centre the Barn in Banchory on Thursday 8th of June during a sell-out event. The writer wrote and donated a brand new poem to the Barn for the occasion, which was the main raffle prize on the night.
'On the return of weather in Scotland'
We don't expect much, certainly not
From April or May, when Spring,
A late visitor at the best of times,
brings rain and cold and occasionally,
As a not-so-gentle reminder
Of our latitude, a dusting of snow
On anything with an aspiration
To be a Munro; we are used
to such flourishes from the weather gods
resigned to their capriciousness;
But in June and July we begin to hope,
And are sometimes rewarded:
Who can beat a day of perfection
When Scotland's skies clear
And we see blue meet blue,
Sky to distant mountain,
And our burns and rivers are silver;
Who can beat our late nights
of gentle half-light, drowsy
Evenings of warmth and friendship?
A rare treat is always
The more appreciated for its rarity,
Better remembered, better savoured
Enough to make the winter worthwhile,
Enough to remind us of the reasons
Why we love this country - in spite
Of its weather, in spite of everything
Alexander McCall Smith
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