Robert Burns 1759-1796
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Doth if not thrill thee, Poet,
Dead and dust though thy art,
To feel how I press thy singing
Close to my heart?
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His work is known around the Earth
This ploughman lad of lowly birth
He wooed and won the lassies braw
His Jean the fairest of them aw
He honoured such as mice and men
And friendship flowed beneath his pen
Of parity and justice wrote
A line that I take leave to quote
“That man to man the world o’er
shall brothers be...” can’t ask for more.
Diverse his works, out of his time
The man who gave us “Auld Lang Syne"
Written: Margaret Foster 21st November 2011
Contest : The Passionate Reader
Sponsor: Constance ~ My Dear Heart ~
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Copyright © Margaret Foster | Year Posted 2011
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