Time & Brevity

Behold The Hour, The Boat, Arrive

by Robert Burns 1759–1796

From Poems and Songs, 1791

Time & Brevity

Behold the hour, the boat, arrive!
My dearest Nancy, O fareweel!
Severed frae thee, can I survive,
Frae thee whom I hae lov’d sae weel?

Endless and deep shall be my grief;
LNae ray of comfort shall I see,
But this most precious, dear belief,
That thou wilt still remember me!

Alang the solitary shore
Where flitting sea-fowl round me cry,
Across the rolling, dashing roar,
I’ll westward turn my wishful eye.

“Happy thou Indian grove,” I’ll say,
“Where now my Nancy’s path shall be!
While thro’ your sweets she holds her way,
O tell me, does she muse on me?”

MLA

Burns, Robert. “Behold The Hour, The Boat, Arrive.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/356/.

Chicago

Burns, Robert. “Behold The Hour, The Boat, Arrive.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/burns/356/.

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