Mar 2013
Driving west we reached an inn
A group of friends around a table
Laughing, joking, talking
About the usual things
As local, native as can be
But their language
Incomprehensible to me
Not similar or remotely related
To the sounds that come from my mouth
They speak my language too
But theirs by choice
It lives and thrives across the whole of this lovely country of theirs
Wales
History comes alive
My eyes are open wide
To diversity
Reminding me
Ours is a land of immigrants
Always has been
A group of friends around a table
Laughing, joking, talking
About the usual things
As local, native as can be
But their language
Incomprehensible to me
Not similar or remotely related
To the sounds that come from my mouth
They speak my language too
But theirs by choice
It lives and thrives across the whole of this lovely country of theirs
Wales
History comes alive
My eyes are open wide
To diversity
Reminding me
Ours is a land of immigrants
Always has been
Other ancient native languages still spoken in the British Isles include Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic and even Cornish, which I have seen here on hp once. But Welsh is by far the biggest and most thriving I would say.
