The National Bard of Scotland with his plough and pen <br />And a legend still amongst his fellow men <br />In the Sydney Botanical Gardens his statue takes pride of place <br />His poems and songs and ballads most of the known cultures embrace. <br /> <br />His 'Auld Lang Syne' to all of mankind belong <br />The New Year Anthem is a World loved song <br />Since his death more than two centuries have gone <br />But the legend of Robert Burns still lives on. <br /> <br />A major poet one of the finest ever known <br />And it's been said that the Chinese even once claimed him for their own <br />He wrote for the masses and in his time was loved and admired <br />And so many poets by him were inspired. <br /> <br />From peasant stock he rose to literary renown <br />And like they say can't keep a good one down <br />And as a writer with the best he rate <br />And you might say his achievements were great. <br /> <br />In a park in the heart of Sydney with his plough and pen in hand <br />A statue of the Bard from Ayrshire stand <br />He drank made merry and his brief span enjoyed <br />And in song humanity and life he glorified<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-seeing-the-burns-statue-in-sydney/
