Wander-Thirst
Beyond the East the sunrise, beyond the West the sea, And Bast and West the ■wander-thirst that will not let inc be, It works' in me like madness, dear, to bid me say good-bye For the seas call, and the stars call, and oh! the call of the sky. 1 know not where the white road runs, nor what the blue hills are, But a malt can have the Sun for friend, and for his guide a star, And there's no end of voyaging when once the voice ts heard, For the river calls and the road calls, and oh! the call of a bird. Yonder the lons horizon lies, and there by night and day The old ships draw to home again, the young ships sail away, And come I may, but go I must, and, if men ask you why, You may put the blame on the stars and the sun and the white road and the sky. -Gerald Gould
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22741, 29 May 1937, Page 9 (Supplement)
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Wander-Thirst
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22741, 29 May 1937, Page 9 (Supplement)
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