446. The Tide Rises The Tide Falls by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
b'HW Longfellow read by Classic Poetry Aloud: Giving voice to the poetry of the past.\\nwww.classicpoetryaloud.com\\n\\n--------------------------------------------\\n\\nThe Tide Rises, The Tide Falls\\nby Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 \\u2013 1882)\\n\\n \\nThe tide rises, the tide falls,\\nThe twilight darkens, the curlew calls;\\nAlong the sea-sands damp and brown\\nThe traveller hastens toward the town,\\n And the tide rises, the tide falls. \\n\\nDarkness settles on roofs and walls,\\nBut the sea, the sea in the darkness calls;\\nThe little waves, with their soft, white hands,\\nEfface the footprints in the sands,\\n And the tide rises, the tide falls.\\n\\nThe morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls\\nStamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;\\nThe day returns, but nevermore\\nReturns the traveller to the shore,\\n And the tide rises, the tide falls. \\n\\n\\nFirst aired: 25 January 2009\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2009'