Bonnie Peg

Bonnie Peg - meaning Summary

Beloved's Charm Recalled

Robert Burns' "Bonnie Peg" celebrates the speaker's affectionate memory of a woman named Peg. Set at dusk, the poem sketches a brief encounter as she walks by the gate, emphasizing her beauty, graceful movement, and the speaker's delighted response. The couple's linked hands and a later stroll along a winding river and broomy bower create a pastoral, intimate scene that the speaker treasures. The poem registers simple, sensory moments—sight, movement, touch—and frames them as an enduring, tender recollection of love and admiration.