The Scottish Connection

Robbie Burns

Black marker on paper

6 x 9 1/2 inches

Barbara Muir © 2017

My background is complex on my mother's side --

French, Italian, Irish, but straight Scottish on my

father's side.  When my siblings and I were little it

was only the Scottish that mattered, and as we grew there

were many occasions when the poetry of Robert

Burns was read, or spoken.  My mother knew much

of his poetry off by heart.

I always gravitated to the French and Italian part of

my heritage, but grew up wearing kilts to school

every day. Tonight we went to the Caledonian in

Toronto for a Robbie Burns night (2 days before

his birthday I know) but we had it all -- 4 different

types of Scotch, bagpipes, singing and poetry by

Robbie Burns, and Canadian poets from the League

of Canadian Poets.

It was a joyous and lovely evening and a pleasant

distraction from the more frightening news of the

day.  I came home and drew this sketch of the 

famous poet.  Robbie Burns was not only a wonderful

poet, he was a very attractive man.  I did my best Rob.

Have a celebrating-the-poets-of-the-past-and-present day.