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Poor Broken Flower.

By Thomas Moore

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Poor broken flower! what art can now recover thee?         Torn from the stem that fed thy rosy breath--             In vain the sunbeams seek             To warm that faded cheek;     The dews of heaven, that once like balm fell over thee;         Now are but tears, to weep thy early death.     So droops the maid whose lover hath forsaken her,--         Thrown from his arms, as lone and lost as thou;             In vain the smiles of all             Like sunbeams round her fall:     The only smile that could from death awaken her,         That smile, alas! is gone to others now.

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Thomas Moore

About Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore (1779–1852) was an Irish poet, singer, and songwriter best known for "Irish Melodies" (1808–1834), a collection of songs including "The Last Rose of Summer" and "Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms." He was the most popular poet of his era in the British Isles.

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