Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WE'LL A' GO PU' THE HEATHER, by ROBERT NICOLL Poet's Biography Last Line: The heather we will pu Subject(s): Heather | ||||||||
We'll a' go pu' the heather -a Our byres are a' to theek:a Unless the peat-stack get a hap,a We'll a' besmoored wi' reek.a Wi' rantin' sang, awa we'll gang,a While summer skies are blue,a To fend against the Winter caulda The heather we will pu'.a I like to pu' the heather,a We're aye sae mirthfu' wherea The sunshine creeps atour the crags,a Like ravelled golden hair.a Where on the hill tap we can stand,a Wi' joyfu' heart I trow,a And mark ilk grassy bank and holm,a As we the heather pu'.a I like to pu' the heather -a Where harmless lambkins run,a Or lay them down beside the burn,a Like gowans in the sun;a Where ilka foot can tread upona The heath-flower wet wi' dew,a When comes the starnie ower the hill,a While we the heather pu'.a I like to pu' the heather,a For ane can gang awa,a But no before a glint o' lovea On some anes e'e doth fa'.a Sweet words we dare to whisper there,a " My hinny and my doo, "a Till maistly we wi' joy could greeta As we the heather pu'.a We'll a go pu' the heather -a For at yon mountain fita There stands a broom bush by a burn,a Where twa young folk can sit:a He meets me there at morning's rise,a My beautiful and true.a My father's said the word - the morna The heather we will pu'. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HEATHER by WILLIAM HENRY OGILVIE HEATHER by MARGUERITE WILKINSON BONNIE BESSIE LEE by ROBERT NICOLL GOD IS EVERYWHERE by ROBERT NICOLL THE HA' BIBLE by ROBERT NICOLL THOUGHTS OF HEAVEN by ROBERT NICOLL WE ARE BRETHREN A' by ROBERT NICOLL |
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