“Who possesses this landscape?

“Who possesses this landscape? —
The man who bought it or
I who am possessed by it?
~
Who owns this landscape?
Has owning anything to do with love?
At least I know who possesses this landscape —
the man who loves it.”

Two short extracts from Norman MacCaig's
‘A Man In Assynt’.

Norman MacCaig (1910-1996) was born in Edinburgh and was educated at the Royal High School, and the University of Edinburgh. He is one of Scotland’s best 20th Century poets.

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