Robbie Burns - 252 years today. A Rose Bud.

As this is Burn's day and I have my haggis , neeps and tatties ready for dinner, I thought a verse from the bard might be appropriate.

These verses were composed in honour of Miss Jean Cruikshanks, daughter of William Cruikshanks who was a master at the High Shool of Edinburgh ;-

A Rose Bud by my Early Walk.

A Rose-Bud by my early walk,
Adown a corn-enclosed bawk,
Sae gently bent its thorny stalk,
All on a dewy morning.
Ere twice the shades o'dawn are fled,
In a' its crimson glory spread
And drooping rich the dewy head,
It scents the early morning.

Within the bush, her covert nest
A little linnet fondly prest,
The dew sat chilly on her breast
Sae early in the morning.
She soon shall see her tender brood, The pride, the pleasure o' the wood,
Amang the fresh green leaves bedew'd,
Awake the early morning.

So thou, dear bird, young Jeany fair!
On trembiling string, or vocal air,
Shall sweetly pay the tender care
That tends thy early morning.
So thou, sweet rose-bud, young and gay,
Shalt beauteous blaze upon the day,
And bless the parent's evening ray
That watch'd thy early morning.