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Poem by Thomas Moore


From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 78


When Cupid sees how thickly now,
The snows of Time fall o’er my brow,
Upon his wing of golden light.
He passes with an eaglet's flight,
And flitting onward seems to say,
“Fare thee well, thou’st had thy day!



Thomas Moore


Thomas Moore's other poems:
  1. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 48
  2. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 63
  3. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 50
  4. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 7
  5. From “The Odes of Anacreon”. Ode 75


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