The Burnie Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBB DBDBB ABEBB FBFBB ABCBB CBCBB CBCBB| The water ran doon frae the heich hope heid | A |
| Wi' a Rin burnie rin | B |
| It wimpled an' waggled an' sang a screed | C |
| O' nonsense an' wadna blin | B |
| Wi' its Rin burnie rin | B |
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| Frae the hert o' the warl wi' a swirl an' a sway | D |
| An' a Rin burnie rin | B |
| That water lap clear frae the dark til the day | D |
| An' singin awa did spin | B |
| Wi' its Rin burnie rin | B |
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| Ae wee bit mile frae the heich hope heid | A |
| Wi' its Rin burnie rin | B |
| Mang her yows an' her lammies the herd lassie stude | E |
| An' she loot a tear fa' in | B |
| Wi' a Rin burnie rin | B |
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| Frae the hert o' the maiden that tear drap rase | F |
| Wi' a Rin burnie rin | B |
| Wear'ly clim'in up weary ways | F |
| There was but a drap to fa' in | B |
| Sae laith did that burnie rin | B |
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| Twa wee bit miles frae the heich hope heid | A |
| Wi' its Rin burnie rin | B |
| Doon creepit a cowerin streakie o' reid | C |
| An' it meltit awa within | B |
| The burnie 'at aye did rin | B |
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| Frae the hert o' a youth cam the tricklin reid | C |
| Wi' its Rin burnie rin | B |
| It ran an' ran till it left him deid | C |
| An' syne it dried up i' the win' | B |
| That burnie nae mair did rin | B |
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| Whan the wimplin burn that frae three herts gaed | C |
| Wi' a Rin burnie rin | B |
| Cam to the lip o' the sea sae braid | C |
| It curled an' groued wi' pain o' sin | B |
| But it tuik that burnie in | B |
George Macdonald
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