Original: Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics , '' In the valley of Cauteretz '' , '' Break , Break , Break '' , '' The Charge of the Light Brigade '' , '' Tears , Idle Tears '' and '' Crossing the Bar '' .
Simplified: Tennyson was excellent at writing short lyrics like In the valley of Cauteretz , Break , break , break , The Charge of the Light Brigade , Tears , idle tears and Crossing the Bar .