Swede
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Thu Aug-11-05 08:51 PM
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I Must Go Down to the Sea |
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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 grey 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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Chichiri
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Thu Aug-11-05 08:54 PM
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Are you sure?
I am well-versed in the classics, Doctor.
Then how come you don't know "Row, Row, Row Your Boat?"
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Thu Aug-11-05 08:59 PM
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2. John Masefield is correct.... |
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one of my favorite poems of all time. We learned it in the fifth grade.
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Thu Aug-11-05 09:02 PM
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Reminds me of an old sailing saying
Red sky at night saliors delight, Red sky in morinng sailors take warning.
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Thu Aug-11-05 11:07 PM
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4. Thank you for posting this poem! |
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Somewhere in the vast stores of books in my house there is a book of poems that has this... I can't find the book..and I've been wanting to have a copy of this poem around...
I just love it....Thank you again....
:hug:
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Thu Aug-11-05 11:12 PM
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5. Definitely a greatest hit. |
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I must go down to the sea again...
I'm feeling it now.
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