poetry-love-poems.com imprint counters
poetry-love-poems.com / Thomas Moore



Poets A - F : poetry.htm   Poets G - L : poems.htm   Poets M - R : poesy.htm   Poets S - Z : poets.htm
love poems   friendship poems   birthday poems   autograph book poems
christmas poems   thanksgiving poems   halloween poems

 




Poetry of Moore

Thomas Moore
born 1780, died 1852

 
 



This World Is All A Fleeting Show

This world is all a fleeting show,
For man's illusion given;
The smiles of Joy, the tears of Woe,
Deceitful shine, deceitful flow -
There's nothing true, nut Heaven!

And false the light on Glory's plume,
As fading hues of Even;
And Love and Hope, and Beauty's bloom,
Are blossoms gather'd for the tomb -
There's nothing bright, but Heaven!

Poor wand'rers of a stormy day!
From wave to wave we 're driven,
And Fancy's flash, and Reason's ray,
Serve but to light the troubled way -
There's nothing calm, but Heaven!


>> Thomas Moore

 
 

 

 


poetry-love-poems.com / copyright © 2006, camo & pfeiffer, germany

Textpage: This World Is All A Fleeting Show - Thomas Moore - poetry, poems


Foren & Newsgroups Top1000

other poetry sites (german language): Liebesgedichte


poetry-love-poems.com is a poetry project to make a poetry collection avaliable on the internet to enable our users to read the poems online. The poetry, classical poem, love poems, etc. are taken from old, antiquarian books and are in parts added with further informations.