The Poetry Corner

Anna, Thy Charms.

By Robert Burns

Tune - "Bonnie Mary." Anna, thy charms my bosom fire, And waste my soul with care; But ah! how bootless to admire, When fated to despair! Yet in thy presence, lovely fair, To hope may be forgiv'n; For sure 'twere impious to despair, So much in sight of Heav'n.