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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEA-CHILL, by ARTHUR GUITERMAN Poet's Biography First Line: I must go down to the seas again, where the billows romp and reel Last Line: And a soft berth and a smooth course till the long trip's ended. Subject(s): Masefield, John (1878-1967); Nature; Sea; Ocean | |||
I must go down to the seas again, where the billows romp and reel. So all I ask is a large ship that rides on an even keel, And a mild breeze and a broad deck with a slight list to leeward, And a clean chair in a snug nook and a nice, kind steward. I must go down to the seas again, the sport of wind and tide, As the gray wave and the green wave play leapfrog over the side. And all I want is a glassy calm with a bone-dry scupper, A good book and a warm rug and a light, plain supper. I must go down to the seas again, though there I'm a total loss, And can't say which is worst, the pitch, the plunge, the roll, the toss. But all I ask is a safe retreat in a bar well tended, And a soft berth and a smooth course till the long trip's ended. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HALL OF OCEAN LIFE by JOHN HOLLANDER JULY FOURTH BY THE OCEAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS BOATS IN A FOG by ROBINSON JEFFERS CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE FIGUREHEAD by LEONIE ADAMS |
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