Nature

Here's the Bower

by Thomas Moore 1779–1852

From Ballads, Songs, Etc.

Nature

Here's the bower she loved so much,
And the tree she planted;
Here's the harp she used to touch--
Oh, how that touch enchanted!
Roses now unheeded sigh;
Where's the hand to wreathe them?
Songs around neglected lie;
Where's the lip to breathe them?
Here's the bower, etc.

Spring may bloom, but she we loved
Ne'er shall feel its sweetness;
Time, that once so fleetly moved,
Now hath lost its fleetness.
Years were days, when here she strayed,
Days were moments near her;
Heaven ne'er formed a brighter maid,
Nor Pity wept a dearer!
Here's the bower, etc.

MLA

Moore, Thomas. “Here's the Bower.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/405/.

Chicago

Moore, Thomas. “Here's the Bower.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/405/.

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