Poems of the week

"Oh floor of Scotland,

"Oh floor of Scotland,

When I'm face down Among the empties,

I dream of wee Craig Brown,

And how our Bravehearts

Destroyed the English,

And then I wake up

Tae drink again."

By Oliver Patterson, as featured in the Guardian's poetry competition in the build-up to the Scotland-England game.

"This time we tried, lost heart, lost.

England won through.

Never mind, fortune's needle is still trembly.

We'll molocate them all 3-0 at Wembley."

By Edwin Morgan, as featured in yesterday's Scotland on Sunday.

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