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    The Collected Poems of Edward M Robertson: Volume II
    The Collected Poems of Edward M Robertson: Volume II
    The Collected Poems of Edward M Robertson: Volume II
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    The Collected Poems of Edward M Robertson: Volume II

    By Edward Robertson

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    This second volume of The Collected Poems of Edward M Robertson has been produced so that additional material, discovered while sorting through his papers, can be made available.
    Those who knew Edward will, no doubt, be able to identify with many of the images and emotions he expresses and will hopefully take pleasure in exploring these additional poems.
    For those who did not know Edward personally, we hope that reading this small volume of poetry proves to be a rewarding experience.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEdward Robertson
    Release dateMar 20, 2017
    ISBN9781370461882
    The Collected Poems of Edward M Robertson: Volume II

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      The Collected Poems of Edward M Robertson - Edward Robertson

      The Collected Poems

      of

      Edward M Robertson

      Volume II

      (1928 - 2011)

      The Collected Poems of Edward M Robertson

      Author – Edward M Robertson

      Published by Ian Robertson at Smashwords

      Copyright 2017 Edward Robertson

      Smashwords Edition, Licence Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form.

      This second volume of The Collected Poems of Edward M Robertson has been produced so that additional material, discovered while sorting through his papers, can be made available.

      Those who knew Edward will, no doubt, be able to identify with many of the images and emotions he expresses and will hopefully take pleasure in exploring these additional poems.

      For those who did not know Edward personally, we hope that reading this small volume of poetry proves to be a rewarding experience.

      Table of Contents

      On Reading Poetry

      March In The Borders

      First Lapwings

      April

      Wind

      Rooks

      From Ruberslaw

      Rooks (2)

      Lapwing

      Kestrel

      Buzzard

      Starlings

      Seagulls

      Killiecrankie

      Autumn Harvest

      Autumn Robin

      Autumn Rowan

      Autumn Reflections

      Autumn Dusk

      November Gale

      Winter Robin

      Frost

      Mid Winter

      Winter Winds

      Winter

      Winter Dawn

      Children Sledging

      The Keills

      Hill-Top

      The Blessing

      Self-Questioning

      Old Age

      The Force Within

      Ruberslaw

      For Will Ogilvie

      ON 

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