Robbie Burns 250th

[ratae1950]

Does anyone have anything planned for January 25th, the 250th anniversary of the birth of the great Scottish poet, Robert 'Robbie' Burns?

My Native Land Sae Far Awa

1791
Type: Poem

O sad and heavy, should I part,
But for her sake, sae far awa;
Unknowing what my way may thwart,
My native land sae far awa.

Thou that of a' things Maker art,
That formed this Fair sae far awa,
Gie body strength, then I'll ne'er start
At this my way sae far awa.

How true is love to pure desert!
Like mine for her sae far awa;
And nocht can heal my bosom's smart,
While, oh, she is sae far awa!

Nane other love, nane other dart,
I feel but her's sae far awa;
But fairer never touch'd a heart
Than her's, the Fair, sae far awa.

[Troy]

My wife is an oatmeal savage we used to go to the legion for Haggis but they stopped doing it so buy one and cook it at home

[Bisquitlips]

Originally Posted by ratae1950

Does anyone have anything planned for January 25th, the 250th anniversary of the birth of the great Scottish poet, Robert 'Robbie' Burns?

My Native Land Sae Far Awa

1791
Type: Poem

O sad and heavy, should I part,
But for her sake, sae far awa;
Unknowing what my way may thwart,
My native land sae far awa.

Thou that of a' things Maker art,
That formed this Fair sae far awa,
Gie body strength, then I'll ne'er start
At this my way sae far awa.

How true is love to pure desert!
Like mine for her sae far awa;
And nocht can heal my bosom's smart,
While, oh, she is sae far awa!

Nane other love, nane other dart,
I feel but her's sae far awa;
But fairer never touch'd a heart
Than her's, the Fair, sae far awa.

I very much appreciate this!

Thanks for sharing!

[Boopie]

Probably nothing more than look out for a mouse or a louse. :)

I'm not a huge poetry fan, but one of my favorite lines of poetry does happen to come from Burns:


O, wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!

(from "To A Louse")

[Launch Mini]

No haggis for me