In a crofter’s cottage
settled in lands wild
the earth yielded life
to hands weathered
Wind and time
and winter cloud
dared all comers
to find their brave
A partnership
a battle
a life carved
on highlands
A passion imprinted
and carried
through generations
Hardy souls emerge
when crises arise
And indomitable will triumphs
where all seems impossible
The heart of a woman
the center of the home
the fire in the hearth
and the force working
to unite all
Yielding riches
from rocks
and sustenance
from sorrow
– Caroline A. Slee