Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE INN AT LOCH RANZA, by WILLIAM MCQUEEN (1841-)


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THE INN AT LOCH RANZA, by                    
First Line: There's a neat little inn cuddled close by the hills
Last Line: Not far from the inn at loch ranza.
Subject(s): Hospitality; Hotels; Inns; Innskeepers; Motels; Boarding Houses


THERE'S a neat little inn cuddled close by the hills,
Near the side of a loch where the tide ebbs and fills,
Where no stinted welcome the weary heart chills;
Need I name it? -- the Inn at Loch Ranza.

There Mary the maid, who has cheeks like a rose
Freshly blown, with deft skill, when the ruddy fire glows,
Will toss you a pancake or brew Athole brose
To cheer the tired guest at Loch Ranza.

Perhaps no such brands as "Martell" or "Margaux"
Can be tapp'd, yet the liquor to win a guffaw
From the saddest of lips is the pure Usquebah
Darnk "neat" in the Inn at Loch Ranza.

With a boat on the loch, when the twilight lies still
On the sea from the Newton to lonesome Pirn Mill,
The angler may cast in the shade of the hill
Who puts up in the Inn at Loch Ranza.

When Narrachan blinks in the beams of the moon,
Take a turn with your pipe through the fairy-like toon,
Where sweet Highland voices an evening lilt croon
Within sight of the Inn at Loch Ranza.

Here the plaids of the lassies, warm hearted and true,
Are woven so large, with a squeeze they'll hold two,
And an empty place might (who knows?) happen for you
Not far from the Inn at Loch Ranza.





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