392. I Stood on a Tower by Alfred Lord Tennyson
b"A Tennyson read by Classic Poetry Aloud: Giving voice to the poetry of the past.\\nwww.classicpoetryaloud.com\\n\\n--------------------------------------------\\n\\nI Stood on a Tower\\nby Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809 \\u2013 1892) \\n\\nI stood on a tower in the wet,\\n And New Year and Old Year met,\\n And winds were roaring and blowing;\\n And I said, 'O years that meet in tears,\\n Have ye aught that is worth the knowing?\\n\\n'Science enough and exploring\\n Wanderers coming and going\\n Matter enough for deploring\\n But aught that is worth the knowing?'\\n\\nSeas at my feet were flowing\\n Waves on the shingle pouring,\\n Old Year roaring and blowing\\n And New Year blowing and roaring.\\n\\n\\nFirst aired: 2 January 2009\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2008"