A Red, Red Rose P 770

What a lovely poem!?  It sounds familiar, even though I don't believe I have ever read it.  Common writing about love, longing for the fair one which holds his heart and he would travel thousands of miles for her.  At first it seems the author it speaking directly to the female, then it seems he is far away.  I feel the message is that he had to travel but first had something to say to her and continued his message after he was gone.