Mah Bonnie Lassie
Scottish take on the Love in 50 Words Challenge. It's Burns Night tonight on January 25th, so seems appropriate.
Yer a bonnie wee lassie
it's true
ah pinch mahsel'
when ah contemplate
life wae ye by mah side
day-in day-oot
tho' we scale the
highest Bens an'
face choppy waters
o' the deepest lochs
ah widnae wantae face
whit life throws
wae oot mah bonnie lassie
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Paul Stewart
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By Stephen A. Roddewig7 days ago in Fiction
Comments (32)
Oh this is so cool! I love it!
Wow -that's incredible! Congrats on making top of the leaderboard too!
Fabulous work Paul! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Great work, Paul!!
Well done, toppa the leaderboard 😀👌👍
Great job topping the Leaderboard 🤩.
Look at you Paul with Most discussed Story this week!!! 🎉
Wooohooooo congratulations on your Leaderboard placement! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Congratulations Paul... I read this in full Jamie Frazier from outlander voice, well done and Ruth is a Bonnie Lassie ✨
Congratulations Paul. Love this
Fabulous, authentic love poem!!! Love it!!!❤️❤️💕
I love your glaswegian poem- your bonnie lassie Ruth is no doubt pleased at this confession of love!
Fantastic, Paul! What a fun and unique entry to the 50 word challenge! Sure to stand out as one of a kind!
Authentic, innocent and true to the one you love. A very successful entry. 🤩
Delightful, my friend! 🤗 Love the Scottish twist!
Excellent tribute to Ruth and Rabbie! To wives and haggis and poetry!
I'm getting better at reading your Scottish stuff. I do need to do it slowly but I don't struggle like I used to hehehe. Loved your photo and poem!
Absolutely gorgeous poem✅… my Scottish ancestry even allowed me to fluently read it 😃.
This was fab! I love this! And you’re such a romantic! But, come on! Do a recording to go with this! I have a dodgy Scottish accent in my head (eleven - the lift sketch) and I’m sure it would sound a lot better with your voice.
Nice work, Paul. I had to read it a couple of times to get the accent right. 😁
This was fun, took a bit to "translate" with my tired brain but I love the messaging all the same!!
I love this! The accent is fun.
Ah very charming and sweet buddy!! Like what you did here. Nice pic too. Seem to understand this far more than your backward speak. 😁
Aye borrowed a wee bit from Rabbie on hees nigh to answer thee: There’s a pleasure o’ the heart, Ye hae your Ruth your dearest part, And I my darling Mare! It warms me, it charms me, to mention but her name: It heats me, it beets me, and sets me a’ on flame!
And there's a massive picture of me on the page! How awful! The things I have to deal with, I tell you! *Shakes head!*