A Rose-Bud by my Early Walk by Robert Burns
On a dewy morning walk, the speaker notices a rosebud and a nesting linnet, anticipating the flower's opening and the awakening of the bird's brood. The speaker compares young Jeany to both, predicting that her music and growing beauty will reward parental care.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Nature Poetry · 236 words
First lines
A Rose-bud by my early walk, / Adown a corn-enclosed bawk, / Sae gently bent its thorny stalk, / All on a dewy morning. / Ere twice the shades o' dawn are fled, / In a' its crimson glory spread, / And drooping rich the dewy head, / It scents the early morning.
Within the bush her covert nest / A little linnet fondly prest; / The dew sat chilly on her breast, / Sae early in the morning. / She soon shall see her tender brood, / The pride, the pleasure o' the wood, / Amang the fresh green leaves bedew'd, / Awake the early morning.
Genres
- Lyric Poetry — Three rhymed stanzas move from a morning observation to a direct, affectionate address to young Jeany.
- Nature Poetry — A dew-covered rosebud and a linnet tending her nest supply the comparisons for Jeany's anticipated growth.
Tags
rosebuds · linnets · morning walks · parental care · youth · music
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Nature Poetry
- Length: 236 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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