Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
Ae fareweel, alas, for ever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee.
Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,
While the star of hope she leaves him?
Me, nae cheerful twinkle lights me;
Dark despair around benights me.
I’ll ne’er blame my partial fancy,
Naething could resist my Nancy:
But to see her was to love her;
Love but her, and love for ever.
Had we never lov’d sae kindly,
Had we never lov’d sae blindly,
Never met-or never parted,
We had ne’er been broken-hearted.
Fare-thee-weel, thou first and fairest!
Fare-thee-weel, thou best and dearest!
Thine be ilka joy and treasure,
Peace, Enjoyment, Love and Pleasure!
Ae fond kiss, and then we sever!
Ae fareweeli alas, for ever!
Deep in heart-wrung tears I’ll pledge thee,
Warring sighs and groans I’ll wage thee.
Mmmmh, you might think. What’s she up to? Kissing and leaving? Is this a badly covered way to tell everybody that the wedding is off? – Well, no! 
The wedding is still on and we’re very exciting about it! One day we might even get around to decide what we’re going to eat that day.
But back to the poem: This is my movie recommendation of the week! It’s a little Scottish flick called “Ae fond kiss” – yes, after the above cited poem by my hero Robert Burns. The film’s topic might be a bit much “Bend it like Beckham”-y, but , to quote Janice: I gotta buy a vowel here: OMG – talk about “fond kisses”! The movie got a +15 in the UK, for crying out loud! I really have to watch it together with the master, one day. 
Ok, next movie recommendation will be G-rated… promise! I even have another Scottish gem in mind. *whistles*
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