Poems (Cook)/Nae Star was Glintin out aboon

NAE STAR WAS GLINTIN OUT ABOON.
Nae star was glintin out aboon,The cluds were dark and hid the moon;The whistling gale was in my teeth,And round me was the deep snaw wreath;But on I went the dreary mile,And sung right cantie a' the whileI gae my plaid a closer fauld;My hand was warm, my heart was bauld,I didna heed the storm and cauld,          While ganging to my Katie.
But when I trod the same way back,It seem'd a sad and waefu' track;The brae and glen were lone and lang;I didna sing my cautie sang;I felt how sharp the sleet did fa',And couldna face the wind at a'.Oh, sic a change! how could it be?I ken fu' well, and sae may ye—The sunshine had been gloom to me          While ganging frae my Katie.