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Address To A Haggis - Robert Burns - 23rd Jan 2010

Posted by John McKenna on Saturday, January 23, 2010, In : Poets 
Address To A Haggis 

Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o' the puddin-race!
Aboon them a' ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy o' a grace
As lang's my arm.

The groaning trencher there ye fill,
Your hurdies like a distant hill,
Your pin wad help to mend a mill
In time o' need,
While thro' your pores the dews distil
Like amber bead.

His knife see rustic Labour dight,
An' cut you up wi' ready sleight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
Like ony ditch;
And t...


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Not Long Now Till Burns Night....and Supper!

Posted by John McKenna on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, In : Poets 


A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of many Scots poems including "Auld Lang Syne" ," which is generally sung as a folk song at Hogmany and other New Year celebrations around the world. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, sometimes also known as Robert Burns Day or Burns Night (Burns Nicht), although they may in principle be held at any time of the year.

Burns suppers are most common in Scotland , but t...


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In the 250th year of Robert Burns' Birth .........

Posted by John McKenna on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, In : Poets 

Born 25 January 1759 Rabbie Burns, Scotlands' favourite son just has to be mentioned in this the 250th anniversary year of his birth!  One of his best known follows:

Ae Fond Kiss, And Then We Sever


1791
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
Ae fareweel, alas, for ever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,
While the star of hope she leaves him?
Me, naecheerful twinkle lights me;
Dark despair around be...

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