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Scottish Poetry
The Soldier's Return: A Ballad

Robert Burns (1793)


When wild war's deadly blast was blawn,
And gentle peace returning,
Wi' mony a sweet babe fatherless,
And mony a widow mourning;
I left the lines and t...
Marilyn Sloper
This is my favorite poem of all which have been posted on Tartan. It touched my heart with it's emotion and truth.
Stirling Thompson
Glad you liked it. It is quite powerful in its way.