TheAuldFarmer'sNew-Year-MorningSalutationToHisAuldMare,Maggie

1786

theauldfarmer'snew-year-morningsalutationtohisauldmare,ie

ongivinghertheaccustomedrippofcorntohanselinthenewyear.

aguidnew-yeariwishthee,ie!

hae,there'saripptothyauldie:

tho'thou'showe-backitnow,an'ie,

i'veseentheday

thoucouldhaegaenlikeonyie,

out-owrethelay.

tho'nowthou'sdowie,stiff,an'crazy,

an'thyauldhideaswhite'sadaisie,

i'veseentheedappl't,sleekan'glaizie,

aboniegray:

heshouldbeentightthatdaur'ttoraizethee,

anceinaday.

thouancewasi'theforemostrank,

afillybuirdly,steeve,an'swank;

an'setweeldownashapelyshank,

ase'ertreadyird;

an'couldhaeflownout-owreastank,

likeonybird.

it'snowsomenine-an'-twentyyear,

sin'thouwasmyguid-father'smear;

hegiedmethee,o'tocherclear,

an'fiftymark;

tho'itwassma','twasweel-wongear,

an'thouwasstark.

whenfirstigaedtowoomyjenny,

yethenwastrottingwi'yourminnie:

tho'yewastrickie,slee,an'funnie,

yene'erwasdonsie;

buthamely,tawie,quiet,an'cannie,

an'uncosonsie.

thatday,yepranc'dwi'mucklepride,

whenyeburehamemyboniebride:

an'sweetan'gracefu'shedidride,

wi'maidenair!

kyle-stewarticouldedwide

forsicapair.

tho'nowyedowbuthoyteandhobble,

an'wintlelikeasaumontcoble,

thatday,yewasajinkernoble,

forheelsan'win'!

an'ranthemtilltheya'didwauble,

far,far,behin'!

whenthouan'iwereyoungan'skeigh,

an'stable-mealsatfairsweredreigh,

howthouwadprance,andsnore,an'skreigh

an'taktheroad!

town's-bodiesran,an'stoodabeigh,