Down
to the Sea
Linkage:
- Never Sea
Land, David's blog
of the Searaven, Ulua outrigger canoe building, mermaids,
and so much more

- "Sea-Fever"
I must 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 song and the white
sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn
breaking.
I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running
tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds
flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls
crying.
I must 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;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing
fellow-rover
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's
over.
By John Masefield (1878-1967)
(English Poet Laureate, 1930-1967)