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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 gray mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.
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.
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.
John Masefield
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Tuesday, December 31, 2002 |
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Sara Fielder (1/19/2012 12:23:00 PM)
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A must read for all sailors. This poem defines how we feel so perfectly. If you ARE a sailor please read Ode to Diana.
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Esmenio Galera (12/31/2011 1:30:00 AM)
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Well, I like the poem for its melody. I could feel the happiness of a sailor who goes to the sea because of a call of duty and love of sailing.
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Elisabeth Bowman (5/7/2010 11:28:00 AM)
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This is my favourite EVER poem! ! :)
It was my great-grandfather's favourite too. He taught it to my gran and her siblings when she was a kid, and when he died they had the line 'and a quiet sleep and a sweet dream' engraved on his headstone.
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Michael Thoms (3/24/2010 8:53:00 PM)
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can anyone assist me and advise when my LP record of John Masefield reciting his poems would have been recorded, I suspect sometime in the late 50s, it is put out by caedmon records number TC1147. Mike
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Michael Thoms (3/21/2010 6:49:00 PM)
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I note with interest the comment that the wording of the opening stanza does not include the word GO, I have the good fortune to have J M's LP record put out by Caedmon literary series produced by Plilips NZ.
Jm reads his own poems and I have just listened to it again and he clearly says' I must GO down'in every instance, this is as we taught at school also, it must be an old record, very clear, enunciation excellent, lovely to listen to, Michael Fiji
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John Howe (2/15/2010 1:44:00 PM)
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It reminds me of my boyhood and I can smell the sea and hear the gulls when I read it
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Jeanne Miner (2/6/2010 6:38:00 AM)
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This has a serious misquote. All stanzas begin, 'I must down to the seas again.'
There's no 'go.'
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Herman Chiu (1/19/2010 7:09:00 PM)
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I, too, can relate.
There are places and experiences I remember that I long for full-heartedly.
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Herman Chiu (1/19/2010 7:08:00 PM)
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I can relate so well.
I, too, have my full-hearted longings for some places and experiences.
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Chris Diaz (1/19/2010 4:00:00 PM)
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this poem is great!
keep up the work
can everyone plz check out my work, much apreciated.
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