Hehe, Jamie I've actually had poetry published some years ago, but it has been ages since I've written in earnest. Perhaps I should get back to it.
Musashi Sensei said in his 8 rules that a warrior must know the ways of all worlds in order to be considered a complete warrior. This has often times been interpreted in a strict martial sence but it also means that a warrior needs to be a romantic ( and not in the lovey dovey sence LOL) as well as a fighter in order to truly appreciate the fullness that life has to offer.
Now back to the topic at hand. I often wonder if those who first took up the plaid and wrapped it around themselves would in any way recognise the garment that has caused such a stir in so many people? Years and years ago someone thought that if they put a large heel on a boot it would stop it from slipping through the stirrup of a saddle, thus began the "cowboy" boot. And like the kilt I wonder if the first actual "cowboys" would recognise what we consider a cowboy today? IMHO I think they would simply sigh and exclaim " I never saw it going that way!"