{"id":1976,"date":"2017-01-11T17:27:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/?p=1976"},"modified":"2024-09-26T17:29:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:29:25","slug":"tears-idle-tears-alfred-lord-tennyson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/audio-recordings\/tears-idle-tears-alfred-lord-tennyson\/","title":{"rendered":"Tears, Idle Tears \u2014 Alfred, Lord Tennyson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Poem 11 \u2014 100 Days of Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tears, Idle Tears by Alfred, Lord Tennyson | Read by Rob Goll\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LpjbwmeDIHc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Poem:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Tears, Idle Tears<\/em> is an excerpt from Alfred, Lord Tennyson\u2019s larger work, <em>The Princess<\/em>. In this deeply reflective poem, Tennyson explores themes of nostalgia, loss, and the bittersweet nature of remembering the past. The phrase \u201cthe days that are no more\u201d becomes a refrain for the powerful emotions that arise when looking back at moments forever gone, yet hauntingly vivid in memory.<\/p>\n<p>Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809\u20131892) was a key figure in the Victorian era and served as Poet Laureate for much of Queen Victoria\u2019s reign. Known for his lyricism and emotional depth, Tennyson\u2019s works often explore human longing, love, and the passage of time.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Tears, Idle Tears \u2014 Alfred, Lord Tennyson<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean,<br \/>\nTears from the depth of some divine despair<br \/>\nRise in the heart, and gather to the eyes,<br \/>\nIn looking on the happy autumn-fields,<br \/>\nAnd thinking of the days that are no more.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail,<br \/>\nThat brings our friends up from the underworld,<br \/>\nSad as the last which reddens over one<br \/>\nThat sinks with all we love below the verge;<br \/>\nSo sad, so fresh, the days that are no more.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ah, sad and strange as in dark summer dawns<br \/>\nThe earliest pipe of half-awakened birds<br \/>\nTo dying ears, when unto dying eyes<br \/>\nThe casement slowly grows a glimmering square;<br \/>\nSo sad, so strange, the days that are no more.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dear as remembered kisses after death,<br \/>\nAnd sweet as those by hopeless fancy feigned<br \/>\nOn lips that are for others; deep as love,<br \/>\nDeep as first love, and wild with all regret;<br \/>\nO Death in Life, the days that are no more!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>My Reflections on the Poem:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Tears, Idle Tears<\/em> has always resonated deeply with me. The way Tennyson reflects on the past and the sadness that accompanies those memories feels incredibly universal. Recording this poem, I was struck by its simplicity and emotional power\u2014it's a reminder of how fragile and fleeting our moments in life truly are.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This post is part of my <em>100 Days of Poetry<\/em> series, where I embarked on a journey to record and share 100 poems over 100 days in 2017. 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