A Wanderer's Song
by John Masefield — a poem card from Justes Mots
A sailor expresses his irresistible yearning to leave civilization and return to the sea, driven by an inner fire and restlessness. Masefield's maritime poem captures the Romantic pull of adventure and the ocean's call to wanderers. It serves those seeking inspiration about following one's passion or pursuing a cherished dream.
A wind's in the heart of me, a fire's in my heels,
I am tired of brick and stone and rumbling wagon-wheels;
I hunger for the sea's edge, the limit of the land,
Where the wild old Atlantic is shouting on the sand.
Oh I'll be going, leaving the noises of the street,
To where a lifting foresail-foot is yanking at the sheet;
To a windy, tossing anchorage where yawls and ketches ride,…
Themes: love · new-baby · wedding · friendship