{"id":1967,"date":"2017-01-09T16:05:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T16:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/?p=1967"},"modified":"2024-09-24T16:19:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T16:19:07","slug":"sea-fever-john-masefield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robgoll.com\/content\/audio-recordings\/sea-fever-john-masefield\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea Fever \u2014 John Masefield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Poem 9 \u2014 100 Days of Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sea Fever by John Masefield \u2014 read by Rob Goll #100daysofpoetry Poem 9\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g-Um1RmbWDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Poem:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sea Fever<\/em> by John Masefield is a classic poem that captures the longing for the open sea. With its rhythmic, flowing verses, Masefield's poem evokes the freedom, adventure, and natural beauty of life at sea. The vivid imagery of tall ships, the wind's song, and the call of the tide speaks to the soul of the adventurer and sailor alike.<\/p>\n<p>John Masefield (1878\u20131967) served as the UK\u2019s Poet Laureate for 37 years, and <em>Sea Fever<\/em> is one of his most well-known and beloved poems.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Sea Fever<\/strong> \u2014 John Masefield<\/p>\n<p>I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,<br \/>\nAnd all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;<br \/>\nAnd the wheel\u2019s kick and the wind\u2019s song and the white sail\u2019s shaking,<br \/>\nAnd a grey mist on the sea\u2019s face, and a grey dawn breaking.<\/p>\n<p>I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide<br \/>\nIs a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;<br \/>\nAnd all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,<br \/>\nAnd the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.<\/p>\n<p>I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,<br \/>\nTo the gull\u2019s way and the whale\u2019s way where the wind\u2019s like a whetted knife;<br \/>\nAnd all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,<br \/>\nAnd quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick\u2019s over.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>My Reflections on the Poem:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Sea Fever<\/em> is one of those poems that stirs the heart and makes you long for adventure. The rhythm of the verses mimics the movement of the sea, and recording this felt like being swept away on a journey across the ocean.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This post is part of my <em>100 Days of Poetry<\/em> series, where I embarked on a journey to record and share 100 poems over 100 days in 2017. 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