Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “Crossing the Bar”
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “Crossing the Bar”

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 23, 20264 min
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And may there be no moaning of the bar when I put out to sea,

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When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home.

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Welcome back to The Daily Poem, the podcast from Goldberry Studios. I'm Sean Johnson, and today is Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026. Today's poem is by Alfred Lord Tennyson. It's called Crossing the Bar.

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I'll read it once, offer a few comments and read it one more time. Crossing the Bar. Sunset and evening star, and one clear call for me, And may there be no moaning of the bar when I put out to sea,

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But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, and after that the dark, And may there be no sadness of farewell when I embark.

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