(1759-1796 / Ayrshire / Scotland)

poet Robert Burns
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A Red, Red Rose

O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June;
O my Luve's 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:
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee well, my only Luve
And fare thee well, a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile.

Submitted: Sunday, May 13, 2001
Edited: Monday, April 16, 2012


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  • Poke''cat Hedgehog-pikachu (5/7/2013 1:00:00 PM)

    in response to:
    Does anyone know why do many of the words in this poem contain apostrophes?

    It is because the apostrophe holds the place of another letter.

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  • Norman Ayres (4/23/2013 10:04:00 AM)

    it was not until my wife died of cancer that i began writing poetry, i write it all for her in the hope that she can see it, but i know in my heart she can't. if only she was here...

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  • Denvor Fernandez (4/23/2013 9:40:00 AM)

    The rose may wither, so will the beloved but the love and sublimity will still beat inside the heart and maybe the soul.

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  • Ray Hosey (4/10/2013 9:43:00 AM)

    this is a wonderful poem about the power of love

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  • Ingeborg Von Finsterwalde (12/1/2012 9:28:00 AM)

    Ahhhhhhhhhh, the power of love!

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  • Hanuman Bandreddi (11/24/2012 10:02:00 PM)

    @N O Connor
    if you couldn't understand that go through the site www.robertburns.org

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  • Nerine O'connor (11/11/2012 1:10:00 PM)

    Does anyone know why do many of the words in this poem contain apostrophes?

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  • Gaki 24 (8/20/2012 1:24:00 AM)

    A cruel god reigns....for roses doth have thorns.

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  • Ronell Warren Alman (4/23/2012 11:15:00 PM)

    I love this poem! Very heartfelt here!

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  • Allison Helman (4/23/2012 7:06:00 PM)

    I love the scent of this poem.

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