Luve ♥

A Red, Red Rose
By Robert Burns

O my Luve is like a red, red rose

   That’s newly sprung in June;

O my Luve is like the melody

   That’s sweetly played in tune.

So fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

   So deep in luve am I;

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

   Till a’ the seas gang dry.

Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,

   And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;

I will love thee still, my dear,

   While the sands o’ life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only luve!

   And fare thee weel awhile!

And I will come again, my luve,

   Though it were ten thousand mile.

Anne Bradstreet's writing, "To My Dear and Loving Husband," is an amiable poem that shows affection to her loved one in the most delightful way which reminded me of this poem by Robert Burns called "A Red, Red Rose." He writes about his love for a young girl (a bonnie lass), and goes on to state that he will love her "till a' the seas gang dry" or till the seas are dried up, so his love will last a very long time. The poet continues to say that he will love her till rocks are melted by the sun, which is not common, so this could mean that his love will last forever, even if he has to travel 10,000 miles just to see her. Anne Bradstreet says, "Then while we live, in love let's so persever, That when we live no more we may live ever," so she believes they should love each other so much that when they die, their love will live on and pretty much be eternal in Heaven. Both poets assert their profession of love in such strong and passionate terms that it truly convinces the readers of their enduring love for their significant other!