Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Leave Behind Us


"Wreath the bowl

With flowers of soul,

The brightest Wit can find us,

We'll take a flight

Towards heaven to-night,

And leave dull earth behind us.

Should Love amid

The wreaths be hid

That Joy, the enchanter, brings us,

No danger fear,While wine is near --

We'll drown him if he stings us.

Then, wreath the bowl

With flowers of soul,

The brightest Wit can find us.

We'll take a flight

Towards heaven to-night,

And leave dull earth behind us."

~ Thomas Moore, 1779-1852 ~ From "Wreath the Bowl"

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