Hi Carol, ye won the prize.Hae a wee gander at explanation o the poem in conversation wi Brendy,If ye go tae this site ye see the translation o maist o the words.Haslock fur instance is the wool aboot a sheeps throat. When ye pit aw the words thegither it soon becomes obvious that it disnae mak sense.Ye're richt tae aboot how it sounds when spoken oot lood.
Here is the addy fur the dictionary.http://members.xoom.com/MkeBurnsClub/glossary/gloss_a.htm
Jist a wee bit o fun,some folk hae nae sense o humour.Ye could also drap intae the chat room an see some o the conversations we hae wi each ither.Some times it has me bamboozled whit they are on aboot. Here is the addy tae the Dundee 3js.
http://www.dundee.ukf.net/
These are aw Scots fowk an they seem tae like mah foolishness. LJC