Nature

To Rosa: Like one who trusts to summer skies

by Thomas Moore 1779–1852

From Juvenile Poems

Nature

Like one who trusts to summer skies,
And puts his little bark to sea,
Is he who, lured by smiling eyes,
Consigns his simple heart to thee.

For fickle is the summer wind,
And sadly may the bark be tost;
For thou art sure to change thy mind,
And then the wretched heart is lost!

MLA

Moore, Thomas. “To Rosa: Like one who trusts to summer skies.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/93/.

Chicago

Moore, Thomas. “To Rosa: Like one who trusts to summer skies.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/93/.

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