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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Carol Rumens

Poem of the week: Sea-Fever by John Masefield

Illustration of a person steering a ship
‘I must down to the seas again’ … Illustration: Rowan Righelato/The Guardian

Sea-Fever

I must 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.

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