Lyric Poem · War & Remembrance

I hae a Wife o’ my Ain

by Robert Burns

I HAE a wife of my ain,

I’ll partake wi’ naebody;

I’ll take Cuckold frae nane,

I’ll gie Cuckold to naebody.

I hae a penny to spend,

There—thanks to naebody!

I hae naething to lend,

I’ll borrow frae naebody.

I am naebody’s lord,

I’ll be slave to naebody;

I hae a gude braid sword,

I’ll tak dunts frae naebody.

I’ll be merry and free,

I’ll be sad for naebody;

Naebody cares for me,

I care for naebody.

This poem is in the public domain.

“I hae a Wife o’ my Ain” by Robert Burns — quilloak.com/poems/i-hae-a-wife-o-my-ain

Lyric Poem War & Remembrance

Keep reading

Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead

Alfred, Lord Tennyson · 1847

Home they brought her warrior dead:She nor swooned, nor uttered cry:All her maidens, watching, said,

16 lines · lyric

The Revenge - A Ballad of the Fleet

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville lay,And a pinnace, like a fluttered bird, came flying from far away:'Spanish ships of war at sea! we have sighted'

40 lines · lyric

Hymn To Aristogeiton And Harmodius

Edgar Allan Poe

Wreathed in myrtle, my sword I'll conceal, Like those champions devoted and brave,When they plunged in the tyrant their steel,

16 lines · lyric

More war poems →