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Sorley MacLean creates an immediate picture of the random death of six comrades in World War Two. He contrasts human destruction with the beautiful and indifferent universe in which we live and die.

The opening poem to his Poems to Eimhir collection, this poem reflects some of the struggle and sorrow that MacLean felt throughout the 1930s.

In Hallaig, MacLean evokes the past and vibrant community of a village abandoned during the Highland Clearances.

Sorley MacLean mixes devastating heartbreak and poetic inspiration in a poem that he sees will act as a lasting monument to a woman he loved and his feelings for her.

In this poem, MacLean captures the imposing power of the Highland landscape. Despite the passing of time and human contamination, it not only endures but thrives.

MacLean creates an enduring image of powerful love that is able to withstand the destructive power of the sea and of time.