Tranquil MMVII.09 [song, surf] Sea Fever

Sea Fever ___ I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and 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 nought 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 down to the seas again to that 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. ___ Poem 'Sea Fever' by John Masefield, 1916, public domain. Tune by Heath Patrie, 2002, Creative Commons license 2.5 = some rights reserved = attribution and commercial use. Lake Superior, perpetual, for all beings.