Thomas Moore

May 28, 1780 - Feb 26, 1852

 

A Leaky Heart

by Thomas Moore

My heart is a sieve where some scatter'd affections
Are just danced about for a moment or two,
And the finer they are, the more sure to run through.

Source:

The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore.
Copyright undated, very old
The Walter Scott Publishing Co. Ltd.