I AM a keeper of the law <br />In some sma' points, altho' not a'; <br />Some people tell me gin I fa', <br />Ae way or ither, <br />The breaking of ae point, tho' sma', <br />Breaks a' thegither. <br /> <br /> <br />I hae been in for't ance or twice, <br />And winna say o'er far for thrice; <br />Yet never met wi' that surprise <br />That broke my rest; <br />But now a rumour's like to rise— <br />A whaup's i' the nest!<br /><br />Robert Burns<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/reply-to-an-announcement-by-j-rankine/
