"Hey Joe" and "Flagging Scotland"

Hey Joe

Remember that
you were once golden
standing tall with dignity.
Now the gold has darkened to sepia
and dignity is dying.
Sometimes the light shines through
in flashes of the old gold
when you remember
but it’s less often now.
Remember,
nothing lasts forever
so don’t be sad
leave us now,
don’t be sad
to leave us now
we’ll remember
the gold,
nothing lasts forever
not even memory.

Flagging Scotland

Imagine a new flag for Scotland,
a thistle soft purple
and prickly green
growing on a background
of misted drizzly mountains.
Imagine that new flag for Scotland
I can almost feel those midges biting.