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Robert Burns
A Fond Kiss - Poem by Robert Burns
A fond kiss, and then we sever;
A farewell, and then forever!
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, nae cheerfu' twinkle lights me;
Dark despair around benights me.
I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy,
Nothing could resist my Nancy;
But to see her was to love her;
Love but her, and love forever.
Had we never lov'd say kindly,
Had we never lov'd say blindly,
Never met--or never parted--
We had ne'er been broken-hearted.
Fare thee well, thou first and fairest!
Fare thee well, thou best and dearest!
Thine be like a joy and treasure,
Peace. enjoyment, love, and pleasure!
A fond kiss, and then we sever;
A farewell, alas, forever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee!
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Thine be like a joy and treasure,
Peace. enjoyment, love, and pleasure! most interesting to acknowledge that one action carries all the above elements with it. (Report)Reply
But to see her was to love her;
Love but her, and love forever.
Had we never lov'd say kindly,
Had we never lov'd say blindly,
Never met- or never parted-
We had ne'er been broken-hearted.
Fare thee well, thou first and fairest!
wow great
great 10++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (Report)Reply
Had we never lov'd say kindly,
Had we never lov'd say blindly................o love, kiss but not on blind lips (Report)Reply
A amazing poem for the kiss. One of the great writers. (Report)Reply
Don’t ask but a random lyric of Van Morrison brought me here. Benights me. Just beautiful. (Report)Reply
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The title of the song in Auld Scots is Ae Fond Kiss...it has been wrongly translated here as A Fond Kiss when it should be One Fond Kiss... He is asking for one last kiss before parting. (Report)Reply
This is quite divine at its best lovely (Report)Reply
A beautiful song also, Eddie Reader does a wonderful version. I heard it in my head as I read this (Report)Reply
Lovely piece. I love the rhymes! (Report)Reply
Lovely poem and lovely rhyme.
It sounds musical.
SylvaOnyema Uba (Report)Reply
How nice.i wanted to read it again and again.like i try to do Tagores Gitangly. Make it a mantra (Report)Reply
Wow This piece pierces the heart. I love it. (Report)Reply
its pretty good and I personally liked it (Report)Reply
Love forever
Life forever (Report)Reply
Fare thee well, thou first and fairest!
Fare thee well, thou best and dearest!
The first love is always remembered so fondly... (Report)Reply
But to see her was to love her.
Love but her, and love forever.
An extravagant and great expression of love coming from the master himself, Robert Burns.
Nice poem!
Sylva-Onyema Uba. (Report)Reply
what he is saying is it was all worth it and he would do it all again if he could. (Report)Reply
Exceptional...I love it. (Report)Reply
'A fond kiss, and then we sever' may sound a misnomer but we cannot overlook its charm.
Had we never lov'd say blindly,
Never met- or never parted-
We had ne'er been broken-hearted. (Report)Reply