04-13-2016, 05:22 AM
Burns Supper
The pudding is a battle cry, a trump
to fortify and fit the men to fight
and women too -- a lass is not a lump
of useless skin and weeping. Though she's slight,
she'll wield her weapon well; the Sassenach
will cower in her wake, like Athelstan,
while she'll engage the fringe. The fierce attack
will clear the ground and soon only the clan
remain; bring forth the spoils from farm and field
and sing of victory, of years long past
and days just done, of wounds that never healed,
and dare to dream of freedom come at last.
Be proud and tell your children about when
you voted "no" and went back home again.
The pudding is a battle cry, a trump
to fortify and fit the men to fight
and women too -- a lass is not a lump
of useless skin and weeping. Though she's slight,
she'll wield her weapon well; the Sassenach
will cower in her wake, like Athelstan,
while she'll engage the fringe. The fierce attack
will clear the ground and soon only the clan
remain; bring forth the spoils from farm and field
and sing of victory, of years long past
and days just done, of wounds that never healed,
and dare to dream of freedom come at last.
Be proud and tell your children about when
you voted "no" and went back home again.
It could be worse