The Rambling Path

By MuddyFox

Harbour

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 sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on 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 sea-gulls 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 the long trick's over.

From Salt-water Poems and Ballads, by John Masefield


Got scared twice by some angry swans and an inquisitive cat!! Harbour can be quite lonely...

P.S. Thanks for all the lovely hair comments yesterday. Yes, that is me :) and yes, my hair is 100% naturally like that :D x

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