To Thomas Moore

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Title:     To Thomas Moore
Author: Lord Byron [More Titles by Byron]

1.

My boat is on the shore,
And my bark is on the sea;
But, before I go, Tom Moore,
Here's a double health to thee!

2.

Here's a sigh to those who love me,
And a smile to those who hate;
And, whatever sky's above me,
Here's a heart for every fate.

3.

Though the Ocean roar around me,
Yet it still shall bear me on;
Though a desert shall surround me,
It hath springs that may be won.

4.

Were't the last drop in the well,
As I gasped upon the brink,
Ere my fainting spirit fell,
'T is to thee that I would drink.

5.

With that water, as this wine,
The libation I would pour
Should be--peace with thine and mine,
And a health to thee, Tom Moore.[1]

July, 1817.

FOOTNOTES:

[1] ["This should have been written fifteen months ago; the first stanza was."--Letter to Moore, July 10, 1817.]

[The end]
Lord Byron's poem: To Thomas Moore

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