Happy Burns Day To My Fellow Scots

[murraymints]

[Mozz71]

Had a haggis, neeps and tatties lunch, followed by a stodgy cranachan. Delicious, but I can barely move now.

And Joe Bloggs here had to do the Address to the Haggis. It's impossible to read Burns out loud without sounding like Billy Connelly.

[jourdain2]

.... and the same to you and half my family. :)

[DTCwordfan]

a celebration of Scotland tonight from Robin Williams - rip.....'ber sae tru, Jimma.'

[ynnafymmi]

Just finished off a delicious Burns Supper style late night snack.Beef olives with haggis in the middle.Highly recommended.Yummy.

[DTCwordfan]

surely not....another Lagavulin for me, no olives involved.

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[Buenchico]

"Immortal Robert Burns of Ayr,
There’s but few poets can with you compare;
Some of your poems and songs are very fine:
To “Mary in Heaven” is most sublime;
And then again in your “Cottar’s Saturday Night,”
Your genius there does shine most bright,
As pure as the dewdrops of night.

Your “Tam o’ Shanter’ is very fine,
Both funny, racy, and divine,
From John o’ Groats to Dumfries
All critics consider it to be a masterpiece,
And, also, you have said the same,
Therefore they are not to blame.

And in my own opinion both you and they are right,
For your genius there does sparkle bright,
Which I most solemnly declare
To thee, Immortal Bard of Ayr!

Your “Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon”
Is sweet and melodious in its tune,
And the poetry is moral and sublime,
And in my opinion nothing can be more fine.

Your “Scots wha hae wi’ Wallace bled”
Is most beautiful to hear sung or read;
For your genius there does shine as bright,
Like unto the stars of night….

Immortal Bard of Ayr! I must conclude my muse
To speak in praise of thee does not refuse,
For you were a mighty poet, few could with you compare,
And also an honour to Scotland, for your genius it is rare."

[William McGonagall]

;-)

[wolf63]

Happy Burns day to all those lucky enough to be Scottish.

[Buenchico]

Everyone's wishing a happy Burns' Night to anyone who's Scottish but what about those of us who aren't from north of Hadrian's Wall but who still celebrate anyway?

I might be a mere Sassenach but I've still had haggis (with a generous slug of Jura Journey in it, of course!) and tatties this evening for my tea. No neeps though :(

[albaqwerty]

'Ae fond kiss and then we sever'' seldom gets a mention, so I'll just do that :-))))

[albaqwerty]

and the 2nd paragraph is floating in the ether...

and mention it again, it's a lovely song.