I must go back to the sea again - HELP

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A long time ago I studied a poem in school:

"I must go back to the sea again to the lonely sea and the sky. All I need is a tall ship and a star to steer her by."

I can't remember the name or the poet. Can you help?

Jim

-- jim crockett (jaybee@cablelan.net), September 16, 1999

Answers

Sea Fever

I must down to the seas again, the lonely sea and the sky, And all I need 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 a quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

John Masefield

-- ilza (ilza@pobox.com), September 16, 1999.


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