Thursday, September 18, 2008

Break the Waves


"Break, Break, Break"
by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Break, break, break,
On thy cold gray stones, O Sea!
And I would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in me.

O well for the fisherman's boy,
That he shouts with his sister at play!
O well for the sailor lad,
That he sings in his boat on the bay!

And the stately ships go on
To their haven under the hill:
But O for the touch of a vanish'd hand,
And the sound of a voice that is still!

Break, break, break,
At the foot of thy crags, O Sea!
But the tender grace of a day that is dead
Will never come back to me.


Photo: Lava beach at Yaquina Head Lighthouse

7 comments:

  1. Hmmm, that first stanza...I feel that way a lot. Great shot of the kids at land's end.

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  2. looks like a stormy sea,

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  3. What a special place! and made even more special by sharing with family.

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  4. There is nothing like being near the sea!
    Karla & Karrie

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  5. Your photo captures the spirit of the poetry perfectly!

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  6. Nice moment of the faces to the sea's gentle spray...the 'huddle' reminds me how lovely it is to go through life not alone!

    bless you and yours
    Kimmie
    mama to 6
    one homemade and 5 adopted

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  7. if you like to garden I'd like to invite you over to my blog to join the seed exchange I'll be hostessing there.
    Tina

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