... shot but can anyone post a reply or send me a copy of the words to a Bob Auld ( Scott) poem that he wrote in his “ Wee book of Poems” I am attending a retirement function ...

... quarry area on Tuesday, details here I went looking for this tale by Bob Auld, thinking I'd posted it some years ago. Here it is now, better late than never. Wull Meechan ...

A treat for the weekend for those who enjoy Bob Auld's local poems

... your heart the great courage To face life' anew' One of my favourite Bob Auld stories from his first wee book - The tar biler affair it all happened in Stevenston. ...

... forth Ye knew ye merely had tae bide For time is proof 0 worth Ye were always aboot unseen, unsung In yer many helpful ways Ye set an example, for auld and young Wae yer steady careful displays An odd job man among the wains Wae yer Golden ee award Fond of the fishing when it rains like work 'twas ...

... day You always met what had to come And very often showed the way About Bob Auld

... oot like snails Sowing their wild oats, brads and nails Then get big Bob Harkness harnessed up Load his tractor coaxed by the whup Wae doors windas ... maybe forgive me for my gall Honestly boys, God bless you all About Bob Auld

... neath Africa's sun As usual don't you fuss. Gie the wains yer love ya auld turtle dove But spare a drap for us. If you've time auld hen tak up ... line Here's aw the best enjoy ye're rest Jist for auld lang syne About Bob Auld

... lean Whiles wae the family Sid in the middle He happily sat playing the auld fiddle Always a charmer, ask the birds in the trees Wae a hertful 0' ... the pride 0' the clan Trusted and revered, a true hielan' man About Bob Auld

... are today But gie thanks where due ere ey reply For aw maun pray About Bob Auld

... we ever rule out fate, Ye ken Jaikey's hard tae bate Taury chips and an auld slate, The wee hole's gone Twenty first September the date, Turn oot ... Guid fae evil We who bore Jaikey the scudge Or Sanny's sneevil About Bob Auld

... this blessing's cup So here was all at your finger tip, Nectar for us auld yins, just tae sip, I heard mony a hearty laugh and quip As we settled ... applause, One of the best, one of the few, Who never craws Big Bobbie sang as he did of yore, Soon had the pennies dancing on the floor. ...