The Little White Rose

At the Scottish Parliament swearing in, the 69 SNP MSPs wore white roses in their lapels, carrying on a tradition started in 1999.


The Little White Rose
BY HUGH MACDIARMID

(To John Gawsworth)

The rose of all the world is not for me.
I want for my part
Only the little white rose of Scotland
That smells sharp and sweet - and breaks the heart.