for the meantime

i live in a valley
halfway between two places
few folks have ever heard of
unless of course they're scottish
or more likely, ayrshire bred
six miles from
girvan, a small harbour town
on the west coast
just over the water lies ailsa craig
where they once mined the granite
for curling stones
travel north six miles
via roads which dip and climb
on the way to ayr
and pass through maybole
where nothing in particular happens
although it once was, i believe
quite a hub of industrial activity
so there is dailly
where for the meantime i live
built in a valley
a river winds through it
upon a time coal miners lived here
and worked the mines
until they closed
and left dailly
still
six miles from maybole
six miles from girvan

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