The poem was written in 1785 on the occasion of the birth of Burns’ daughter, the product of a relationship with Betty Paton, a local servant girl for which he was convicted of fornication and ...

"I love my daughter more than anything in ... apology" to both her daughter and herself. In her poem 'If we could just go back I’d push you higher' she recalls half-heartedly pushing her young ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – The mother of 17-year-old Karlianne Short wrote a poem in memory ... Whole existence. You a butterfly. Every second of the day, the darkness falls on me. The love in my heart ...