"The blue unbroken circle of the sea"*

"Longing" by Judith Signoriello

Sea Fever by John Masefield

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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 sails shaking,

And the grey mist in the sea’s face,

and a grey 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 seagulls 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 ere the long trip’s over

Dover, photo credit, found here

"Pacific Ocean" by Lupen Grainne

"Day at the Beach" by Lupen Grainne

Bahamas, March 2011

Bahamas, March 2011

Cape Meares (Oregon), photo: Laini Taylor

"One with the Sea" by Robert Cadloff

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Beach near Bamfield, BC

* Title: Sara Teasdale, From the Sea