"Sea Fever" by John Masefield [ Inspirational Ocean Quotes | Ocean poem ]

 

"Sea Fever" by John Masefield

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 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.

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Who wrote the poem "Sea Fever"?

John Masefield (June 1, 1878 – May 12, 1967)

John Masefield was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the U.K., an honorary position appointed by the monarch from 1930 until 1967. After attending the King’s School in Warwick between 1888 and 1891, he boarded HMS Conway (a naval training school ship) and spent several years sailing on the sea, during which he developed his love for the sea and its creatures and his passion for writing.

 

"Sea Fever" explanation

In the poem, the speaker talks about his love for the sea and desire for adventurous and exploratory life on the sea. This is one of the poet’s best known poems, famous for wanderlust and love for nature.