A Portrait of Robert Burns Robert Burns

1788 · Poem

The Winter It Is Past


The winter it is past, and the summer comes at lastAnd the small birds, they sing on ev’ry tree;Now ev’ry thing is glad, while I am very sad,Since my true love is parted from me.
The rose upon the breer, by the waters running clear,May have charms for the linnet or the bee;Their little loves are blest, and their little hearts at rest,But my true love is parted from me.
Year
1788
Form
Poem
Location
Mossgiel
Source
Project Gutenberg #1279 — Poems and Songs of Robert Burns