A mile an' a bittock, a mile or twa, Abune the burn, ayont the law Davie an' Donal' an' Cherlie an' a', An' the mune was shinin' clearly! Ane went hame wi' the ither, an' then The ither went hame wi' the ither twa men, An' baith wad return him the service again, An' the mune was shinin' clearly! The clocks were chappin' in house an' ha', Eleeven, twal' an' ane an' twa; An' the guidman's face was turnt to the wa', An' the mune was shinin' clearly! A wind got up frae affa the sea, It blew the stars as clear's could be, It blew in the een of a' o' the three, An' the mune was shinin' clearly! Noo, Davie was first to get sleep in his head, "The best o' frien's maun twine,' he said; "I'm weariet, an' here I'm awa' to my bed.' An' the mune was shinin' clearly! Twa o' them walkin' an' crackin' their lane, The mornin' licht cam grey an' plain, An' the birds they yammert on stick an' stane, An' the mune was shinin' clearly! O years ayont, O years awa', My lads, ye'll mind whate'er befa' -- My lads, ye'll mind on the bield o' the law When the mune was shinin' clearly. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THIS SUMMER AND LAST by THOMAS HARDY FOUR-LEAF CLOVER by ELLA (RHOADS) HIGGINSON THE MARTYRS OF THE MAINE by RUPERT HUGHES THE HOUSE WITH NOBODY IN IT by ALFRED JOYCE KILMER THE MERMAID by ALFRED TENNYSON THE SALZBURG CHIMES by HENRY ALFORD |