Sea-Fever
John Masefield
1878 to 1967
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I must down to the seas again, to the ______ sea and the sky,
And all I ask is ______ tall ship and a star to steer her by,
______ the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the ______ sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's ______ and a grey dawn breaking.
I must down to ______ seas again, for the call of the running tide
______ a wild call and a clear call that may ______ be denied;
And all I ask is a windy ______ with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray ______ the blown spume, and the seagulls crying.
I must ______ to the seas again to the vagrant gypsy life.
______ the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is ______ merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep ______ a sweet dream when the long trick's over.