ANCE mair I hail thee, thou gloomy December! <br />Ance mair I hail thee wi' sorrow and care; <br />Sad was the parting thou makes me remember— <br />Parting wi' Nancy, oh, ne'er to meet mair! <br /> <br /> <br />Fond lovers' parting is sweet, painful pleasure, <br />Hope beaming mild on the soft parting hour; <br />But the dire feeling, O farewell for ever! <br />Anguish unmingled, and agony pure! <br /> <br /> <br />Wild as the winter now tearing the forest, <br />Till the last leaf o' the summer is flown; <br />Such is the tempest has shaken my bosom, <br />Till my last hope and last comfort is gone. <br /> <br /> <br />Still as I hail thee, thou gloomy December, <br />Still shall I hail thee wi' sorrow and care; <br />For sad was the parting thou makes me remember, <br />Parting wi' Nancy, oh, ne'er to meet mair.<br /><br />Robert Burns<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/thou-gloomy-december/
