Sea-Fever

by John Masefield (1902) — a poem card from Justes Mots

The pull no settled life can quiet: I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky.

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,…

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