We’ve heard that coloring pages can be a good way to alleviate stress. And of course, we know that poetry is also a fine way to reduce stress. So what could be better than putting the two together? This year, we’re introducing a series of fun Coloring Page Poems that you can print, color, and doodle your way to relaxation and stress relief. Today, we offer “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls
The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveller hastens toward the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
Darkness settles on roofs and walls,
But the sea, the sea in the darkness 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 nevermore
Returns the traveller to the shore,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Sandra Heska King says
And lucky me… I get to not only immerse myself in poetry and break out my colored pencils, but I get to walk along the sea-sandal damp and brown and watch the tide come in…
Megan Willome says
I like this poem a lot and used it as a guide to write my own. Do you know if it follows a particular form?
Sara Barkat says
When I looked at the poem it seemed a lot like the rondeau to me, though it doesn’t follow the form exactly. (Although the form has a lot of variations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rondeau_(forme_fixe)) – Schmoop (http://www.shmoop.com/the-tide-rises-the-tide-falls/rhyme-form-meter.html) calls it a modified rondeau, and it seems to explain the specific form of the poem in some depth (I didn’t read through it all though).
Rosemarie Fairman says
I am enchanted. New to this site, I find the coloring page poems a lovely extension to sharing a poem. Thank you
LW Lindquist says
Welcome, Rosemarie. 🙂 So glad to have you here.