I 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 song and

the white sail's shaking,

And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking...

I 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;
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.

Sea Fever by John Masefield (1878 - 1967)

Historic Harbor - print #15

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