Name: I Saw From The Beach
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Description: Thomas Moore was born in Dublin in 1780. I'm not sure of the date of publication on "I Saw From The Beach" but I imagine it would be written in his later years. He died in 1852. He had a fascinating life as a poet and is worth reading about if you look him up.

I Saw From The Beach

from Sweet Anne's Road by Jim Sharkey

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Thomas Moore was born in Dublin in 1780. I'm not sure of the date of publication on "I Saw From The Beach" but I imagine it would be written in his later years. He died in 1852. He had a fascinating life as a poet and is worth reading about if you look him up.

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I SAW FROM THE BEACH
(Poem by Thomas Moore. Music by Jim Sharkey)

I saw from the beach, when the morning was shining,
A bark o'er the waters move gloriously on;
I came when the sun o'er that beach was declining,
The bark was still there, but the waters were gone.

And such is the fate of our life's early promise,
So passing the spring-tide of joy we have known;
Each wave that we danced on at morning ebbs from us,
And leaves us, at eve, on the bleak shore alone.

Ne'er tell me of glories, serenely adorning
The close of our day, the calm eve of our night
Give me back, give me back the wild freshness of morning
Her clouds and her tears are worth evening's best light

Oh, who would not welcome that moment's returning
When passion first waked a new life through his frame,
And his soul, like the wood that grows precious in burning,
Gave out all its sweets to love's exquisite flame.

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from Sweet Anne's Road, released October 11, 2016

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Jim Sharkey Portland, Maine

Songwriter Jim Sharkey is an Irish and Americana folk musician. Jim grew up in County Roscommon, Ireland. He plays around the northeastern US. Jim's original songs blend Irish traditional ballad influences with contemporary issues.

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