Sorry this is so late in the day (in fact, you may even be reading this after the day has ended), but I wanted to wish you all a happy Robert Burns day. For those of you who don't know who Robert Burns is, you can check him out here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns
Robert Burns is not just the foremost poet of Scotland, he is one of my favourite poets. He was also one of my grandmother's favourite poets (and I think she actually understood most of the words in his poems). He wrote the words to a poem which became a song that I'm sure you all know: Auld Lang Syne. While I do not like haggis at all, and thus do not participate in the traditional Burns' Suppers, I do always remember the day and read some of his poems. Following is one of my faves... can you guess why?
Bonnie Lesley, a poem by Robert Burns
O saw ye bonnie Lesley
As she gaed o'er the border?
She's gane, like Alexander,
To spread her conquests farther.
To see her is to love her,
And love but her for ever;
For Nature made her what she is,
And never made anither!
Thou art a queen, fair Lesley
Thy subjects we, before thee:
Thou art divine, fair Lesley,
The hearts o' men adore thee.
The Deil he could na scaith thee,
Or aught that wad belang thee;
He'd look into thy bonnie face,
And say, 'I canna wrang thee.'
The Powers aboon will tent thee;
Misfortune sha'na steer thee;
Thou'rt like themselves sae lovely,
That ill they'll ne'er let near thee.
Return again, fair Lesley,
Return to Caledonie!
That we may brag we hae a lass
There's nane again sae bonnie.
See ya an' be good peeps!
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