Sea Fever
: / must go down to the seas again, | to the lonely sea and the sky, : And all I ask is a tall ship and a ; star to steer her by; : And the wheel's kick and the wind's i song and the uihite sail's shaking, : And a grey mist on the sea's face j and a grey dawn breaking. | I must go down-to the seas again, | for the call of the running tide } Is a wild call and a clear call that j may not be denied; • And all I ask is a windy day with | the white clouds flying, j And the flung spray and the blown : spume, and the seagulls crying. j / must go down to the seas again, • to the Vagrant gypsy life, : To the gull's Way and the whale's Way where the wind's like a '■ whetted knife; I And all 1 ask is a merry yarn from • a laughing fellow-rover, : And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over. . j —John Maseficld.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22819, 28 August 1937, Page 9 (Supplement)
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169Sea Fever New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22819, 28 August 1937, Page 9 (Supplement)
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