poemof the moment
Up in the morning’s
no for me,
Up in the morning early...
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Burns wrote ‘Up in the Morning Early’ in 1788. He had leased a farm in Dumfries and he married Jean Armour. If a job and wife indicated a new sense of duty on Burns’s part, ‘Up in the Morning Early’ hints at his restlessness.
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Colin Waters
Having recently started work at the SPL, I know where Burns is coming from.“Cauld blaws the wind” through my draughty flat, making early mornings harder than they need to be. Burns’ wit and fellow-feeling make it easier to throw off the blankets.
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Robert Burns
This is a man who knows the truth about the human condition – whatever faults he may have had just add to that knowledge. He is truly a poet who speaks to all, a poet for all seasons...
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