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A RED, RED ROSE by ROBERT BURNS

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: O, MY LOVE'S [OR, LUV'S] LIKE A RED, RED ROSE, / THAT'S NEWLY SPRUNG IN JUNE
Last Line: THO' IT WERE TEN THOUSAND MILE.
Subject(s): ABSENCE; FLOWERS; LOVE; LOVE - MARITAL; METAPHOR; PASSION; ROSES; SEPARATION; ISOLATION; WEDDED LOVE; MARRIAGE - LOVE; SIMILES;

O, my Luve's like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June:
O, my Luve's like the melodie
That's sweetly played in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I:
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry:

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun:
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only Luve!
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile.



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