Love
I Reign In Jeanie’s Bosom
From Poems and Songs, 1788
Love
Louis, what reck I by thee,
Or Geordie on his ocean?
Dyvor, beggar louns to me,
I reign in Jeanie’s bosom!
Let her crown my love her law,
And in her breast enthrone me,
Kings and nations—swith awa’!
Reif randies, I disown ye!
Cite this poem
MLA
Burns, Robert. “I Reign In Jeanie’s Bosom.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/234/.
Chicago
Burns, Robert. “I Reign In Jeanie’s Bosom.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/234/.
Read this poem with the Codex →