It' been a long time since i have found any little time for myself. Mostly been busy with my office work after my visit to hospital and having been a little lost in my forest of thoughts, I today read that there is a book sale in Oxford. Had to say that I desperately need to read something good & it has been a long time since I've purchased a poem collection. So finally I decided to pay homage to one of my favorite poets, Robert Burns. Tomorrow, when I get up and leave to visit the bookstore, the first one in my wishlist would be a Robert Burns book. Since my days in Kolkata when I developed a taste in Poetry, I've been longing to make a nice poetry collection. CD Wrights, William Butler Yeats, Robert Burns are some of those writers who fuel my imagination, give me ideas & subjects and amuse me to no ends. There is unbridled joy, pang of remorse & regret, death, visualization of scenaries, separation & what not. Just to remind me of what is there in store for me, here is a poem from Robert Burns.
Ae Fond Kiss, and then We Severby Robert Burns
(1759-1796)
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
Ae fareweel, and then 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, nae cheerful twinkle lights me,
Dark despair around benights me.
I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy;
Naething could resist my Nancy;
But to see her was to love her,
Love but her, and love for ever.
Had we never loved sae kindly,
Had we never loved sae blindly,
Never met -or never parted,
We had ne'er been broken-hearted.
Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest!
Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest!
Thine be ilka joy and treasure,
Peace, enjoyment, love, and pleasure!
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. ###
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