Sea-Fever

45 Comments

“Sea-Fever,” 11 x 14 acrylic on canvas

by Tonya R. Hengerer

Sea-Fever

by John Masefield

I must go down to the sea 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 gray 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.

Categories: Art, Nature, Poetry

Tagged as: , , , , ,

45 Comments »

  1. Pingback: adal2com구로오피

  4. Oh Tonya! Love, love, LOVE this!!! It’s absolutely beautiful! I love the sea, and could literally get lost staring at your painting. With the accompanying poem, it’s all utterly sublime! Cher xo

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  7. “Wind like a whetted knife” — man, that’s good. I’d never read this poem before. Lovely painting, Tonya, I think I’ll stop to pick some flowers 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  10. I love this poem dear. I read it when I was in school and the teacher told us that the call of sea for a sailor is irresistible…! Thank you for sharing the poem and the painting. Happy memories revisit me😀

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  11. I love that poem …. Thank you. And thank you for your evocative and beautiful painting. I can stare at it and smell the salt air, feel the breeze ruffling my hair …. a delight.

    Like

    Reply

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.