"Auld Lang Syne" Heresy

[macwilkin]

And now back to Burns poetry.

I used the following in a eulogy I wrote for my Uncle McMurdo, he was my Godfather and I am honoured to be named after him.

On My Own Friend And My Father's Friend, Wm. Muir In Tarbolton Mill

1784
Type: Epitaph

An honest man here lies at rest
As e'er God with his image blest;
The friend of man, the friend of truth,
The friend of age, and guide of youth:
Few hearts like his, with virtue warm'd,
Few heads with knowledge so informed:
If there's another world, he lives in bliss;
If there is none, he made the best of this.

Many thanks for posting that one, Glen. It reminds me of the lines of one of RB's most famous poems that I read a dear friend's memorial service back in 2007:

Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
'An honest man's the noble(st) work of God.

-- The Cotter's Saturday Night

T.

[McMurdo]

Here's another wee bit o Burns that's worth remembering

O wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!
It wad frae mony a blunder free us,
An' foolish notion:
What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us,
An' ev'n devotion!

--To A Louse

[Lachlan09]

I still think "A Man's A Man" is the most profoundly powerful of his works and his sentiments make me proud to be Scottish.

The equality of humankind irrespective of background, race, colour, religion, sex. Inspiring !

[McMurdo]

I still think "A Man's A Man" is the most profoundly powerful of his works and his sentiments make me proud to be Scottish.

The equality of humankind irrespective of background, race, colour, religion, sex. Inspiring !

That's one reason why part of it is my signature line and has been for quite some time. While I'm not Scottish, a "Man's a Man for a' That" speaks to me as a citizen of the planet, as a part of the human race the sentiment expressed I think gives all something to shoot for, a goal if you will.

[macwilkin]

That's one reason why part of it is my signature line and has been for quite some time. While I'm not Scottish, a "Man's a Man for a' That" speaks to me as a citizen of the planet, as a part of the human race the sentiment expressed I think gives all something to shoot for, a goal if you will.

And the words are more true than ever, given the terrible tragedy in Haiti.

T.

[thescot]

Amen and so mote it be.

I used only one poem in the Guid Scots Tongue last night in my immortal memmory address. The rest I chose to use were in standard English and pretty well unknown to the casul acquaintance of Burns.

This is one that I chose to demonstrate the real man of passion and feelings:

EPITAPH ON THE POET’S DAUGHTER
Here lie a rose, a budding rose,
Blasted before its bloom;
Whose innocence did sweets disclose,
Beyond that flower’s perfume.
To those who for her loss are grieved,
This consolation’s given –
She’s from a world of Woe relieved,
And blooms a rose in heaven.