Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>Now, on the moors where the guns bring down<br>The predestinated birds,<br>Shrill, wavering cries pass<br>Like the words of an international peace;<br>And I would that these cries were heard in every town,<br>Astounding the roar of the wheel<br>And the lying mouth of the news…</p><p>—William Soutar (1898–1943), “The Guns”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a></p>