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Fill me, boy, as deep a draught,
As e'er was filled, as e'er was quaffed;
But let the water amply flow,
To cool the grape's intemperate glow;[2]
Let not the fiery god be single,
But with the nymphs in union mingle.
For though the bowl's the grave of sadness,
Ne'er let it be the birth of madness.
No, banish from our board tonight
The revelries of rude delight;
To Scythians leave these wild excesses,
Ours be the joy that soothes and blesses!
And while the temperate bowl we wreathe,
In concert let our voices breathe,
Beguiling every hour along
With harmony of soul and song.
Odes Of Anacreon - Ode Lxii
Thomas Moore
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Poem topics: birth, god, joy, song, water, soul, wild, deep, single, harmony, union, delight, grave, cool, breathe, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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