the posie

o luve will venture in where it daur na weel be seen,

o luve will venture in where wisdom ance has been;

but i will doun yon river rove, amang the wood sae green,

and a' to pu' a posie to my ain dear may.

the primrose i will pu', the firstling o' the year,

and i will pu' the pink, the emblem o' my dear;

for she's the pink o' womankind, and blooms without a peer,

and a' to be a posie to my ain dear may.

i'll pu' the budding rose, when phoebus peeps in view,

for it's like a baumy kiss o' her sweet, bonie mou;

the hyacinth's for constancy wi' its unchanging blue,

and a' to be a posie to my ain dear may.

the lily it is pure, and the lily it is fair,

and in her lovely bosom i'll ce the lily there;