The Tide Rises The Tide Falls (TTRTTF) TTRTTF The twilight darkens the curlew calls Along the seasands damp and brown The traveler hastens toward the town And TTRTTF 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 TTRTTF The morning breaks the steeds in their stall Stamp and neigh as the hostler calls The day returns but nevermore Returns the traveler to the shore And TTRTTF