Joyful Widower
by Robert Burns
'Joyful Widower' Summary
The poem begins with the widower mourning the death of his wife. He is consumed by grief and cannot imagine ever being happy again. However, as time goes on, he begins to heal. He meets a new woman and falls in love again. He remarries and finds happiness once more.Book Details
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Robert Burns, also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, the National Bard, Bard of Ayrshire, the Ploughman Poet and various other names and epithets, was a Scottis...
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