Crossing The Bar by Alfred Tennyson

Poem Reading

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,

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;

For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.

Note:  "Crossing The Bar" is a famous funeral poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson that reflects on the theme of death and the journey from life to the afterlife. The poem is often interpreted as a meditation on crossing the metaphorical bar separating life and death.

The poem can be seen as a reflection on the universal human experience of mortality and the unknown nature of what lies beyond this life. It encourages the reader to embrace life fully and to let go with grace and acceptance when the time comes to cross the bar into the unknown..