January 25, 2012

O my luve is like a red, red rose
that's newly sprung in June.
- Robert Burns
   Scottish poet 1759-1796)

Source: The Oxford Book of English verse (buy on Amazon)




Reflection for the Day appears in the Boston Globe every Monday through Saturday, on the last pages of the "g" section. The year 2012 marks the feature's twenty-eighth year of publication.

Reflection for the Day quotations are posted on this website two days after they are published in the newspaper. The website frequently adds a quotation on Sundays as well.