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SEA-FEVER 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 shaking,
And
a gray mist on
the sea's face,
and
a gray dawn breaking.
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| .. I
must go 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.
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I
must go down to
the seas again,
to
the vagrant gypsy life,
To
the gull's way
and the whales way,
where
the winds 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.
John
Masefield...............
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| .. .. Waves rebounding off a ship
are clearly visible in
photo at right.
This displays how ocean swells are affected by any resistance they encounter View a ship in High Surf Types of ocean waves |
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