O faithful, indefatigable tides,
That evermore upon God's errands go,--
Now seaward bearing tidings of the land,--
Now landward bearing tidings of the sea,--
And filling every frith and estuary,
Each arm of the great sea, each little creek,
Each thread and filament of water-courses,
Full with your ministration of delight!
Under the rafters of this wooden bridge
I see you come and go; sometimes in haste
To reach your journey's end, which being done
With feet unrested ye return again
And recommence the never-ending task;
Patient, whatever burdens ye may bear,
And fretted only by the impeding rocks.
Fragment - August 18, 1847
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Poem topics: god, journey, never, sometimes, water, great, return, delight, bridge, reach, sea, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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