My Bonie Bell by Robert Burns
The speaker rejoices in spring’s returning sunshine and in beloved Bell. As the seasons cycle and life advances, the speaker declares that this adoration remains unchanged.
By Robert Burns · Genre: Love Poetry, Lyric Poetry · 160 words
First lines
The smiling Spring comes in rejoicing, / And surly Winter grimly flies; / Now crystal clear are the falling waters, / And bonie blue are the sunny skies. / Fresh o'er the mountains breaks forth the morning, / The ev'ning gilds the ocean's swell; / All creatures joy in the sun's returning, / And I rejoice in my bonie Bell.
The flowery Spring leads sunny Summer, / The yellow Autumn presses near; / Then in his turn comes gloomy Winter, / Till smiling Spring again appear: / Thus seasons dancing, life advancing, / Old Time and Nature their changes tell; / But never ranging, still unchanging, / I adore my bonie Bell.
Genres
- Love Poetry — The speaker rejoices in Bell and declares that this adoration remains constant despite seasonal change.
- Lyric Poetry — Two rhymed stanzas express the speaker’s personal joy and devotion through descriptions of the returning sun and revolving seasons.
Tags
love · devotion · constancy · spring · seasons
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Love Poetry, Lyric Poetry
- Length: 160 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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