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11396Ultima Thule — The Tide Rises, the Tide FallsHenry Wadsworth Longfellow

THE TIDE RISES, THE TIDE FALLS.

The tide rises, the tide falls,The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;Along the sea-sands damp and brownThe traveller hastens toward the town,And the tide rises, the tide falls.

Darkness settles on roofs and walls,But the sea in the darkness calls and 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 nevermoreReturns the traveller to the shore,And the tide rises, the tide falls.