A Serenade

by Walter Scott — a poem card from Justes Mots

A Scottish serenade evoking an evening garden scene where nature itself conspires romantically—yet the beloved County Guy is absent, heightening the speaker's longing. Scott's lyrical poem captures the melancholic beauty of unrequited or delayed love set against twilight imagery. Ideal for romantic greetings or expressing tender longing.

Ah! County Guy, the hour is nigh
The sun has left the lea,
The orange-flower perfumes the bower,
The breeze is on the sea.
The lark, his lay who trill�d all day,
Sits hush�d his partner nigh;
Breeze, bird, and flower confess the hour,
But where is County Guy?…

Themes: love · new-baby · wedding · friendship