Ky's Romance, Poetry & Quotes Page
A Red, Red Rose
O my luve is like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June.
O, my luve is like the melodie,
That's sweetly play'd in tune.
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass.
So deep in luve am I,
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.
Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun!
And I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.
And fare thee weel, my only luve,
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my luve,
Tho it were ten thousand mile!
Robert Burns (1759-96)
Robert Burns is one of my favorite Scottish Poets. The above poem is my favorite. I have also heard it sung, (one version of which is playing here) and it is beautiful. I also used his poem, "My Heart's in the Highlands" on my intro page. To learn more about Robert Burns click on the link above or visit The Songs of Robert Burns .
I found the words to "Red, Red Rose" in a book I recently acquired, Scottish Love Poems, A Personal Anthology, by Antonia Fraser . It is an excellent book, filled with poems on one of my favorite subjects, love.
Follow this link to On Beauty and Love - a site with a collection of prose and poetry about beauty, love, romance & life.
Poetry Snippets
"The golden hours on angel's wings flew over me and my dearie, for dear to me as light and life was my sweet Highland Mary" Highland Mary - Robert Burns
"But to see her was to love her, love but her and love forever.....Had we never loved sae kindly, had we never loved sae blindly, never met or never parted, we had ne'er been broken-hearted." Ae Fond Kiss - Robert Burns
"Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure thrill the deepest notes of woe." Sweet Sensibility
"The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new, and hope is brightest when it dawns from fears. The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew, and love is loveliest when embalmed in tears." Cano IV, Stanz 1 (?)
-More coming soon-
Quotes
Some people complain that God put thorns on roses, while others praise Him for putting roses on thorns. Anonymous
I believe in the sun, even when it's not shining. In love, even when I am alone. And in God when He is silent.
"I may have lost my heart but not my self control." Emma (from the movie Emma (Mirimax))
"I am determined, that nothing but the very deepest love will induce me into matrimony." Elizabeth Bennet (from A&E's Pride & Predjudice)
"Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone.
I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One.
I give ye my Spirit, 'til our Life shall be Done." Jamie Fraser to Claire in Outlander © Diana Gabaldon
I will be adding more of my favorite quotes here soon, but for now you can follow this link to some Familiar Quotations or follow this link for more Quotes.
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