Uploaded on August 7, 2011
The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveller hastens toward the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
Darkness settles on roofs and walls,
But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;
The little waves, with their soft, white hands,
Efface the footprints in the sands,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls
Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;
The day returns, but nevermore
Returns the traveller to the shore,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poetry for Young People: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
08.07.2023: This was taken at Pemaquid Point. It was a cold, sort of miserable day, but Dennis, the kids, and I had a great time nonetheless.