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Today, for some reason, this stanza comes to mind...
I’m truly sorry Man’s dominion
Has broken Nature’s social union,
An’ justifies that ill opinion,
Which makes thee startle,
At me, thy poor, earth-born companion,
An’ fellow-mortal!
("To a Mouse", Robert Burns)
Burns was kind of a rotter, but do be nice to your fellow critter today!
@MLClark
Did you see this???
Re-evaluating Rabbie: the Scottish poets wrestling with Robert Burns’ legacy
While his status in Scotland has barely budged after claims of rape and racism, the country’s contemporary poetry scene has been responding in earnest
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/25/robert-burns-womanising-reputation-poetry-scotland