Poetry Day 14 by casablanca

Poetry Day 14

"Sea Fever"

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and 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 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.

John Masefield (1878-1967)

As part of celebrating my birthday, we drove down to Camber Sands on Sunday, one of my lifelong favourite beaches on the East Sussex coast. I absolutely adore being on a beach in Winter. It was -4ºc, bright blue skies, sunshine and very little wind so it was glorious walking along the partially frosted beach and climbing on the sand dunes. Like John Masefield, I often feel the pull of the sea. Thank you for all your kind messages yesterday. I enjoyed my day and it was lovely to have my Hubby and Son with me for the day.
A lovely way to help celebrate your birthday on this lovely beach.
January 14th, 2025  
I love seeing the frost on the beach.
January 14th, 2025  
That is such a wonderful poem, I really enjoyed this one....and a gorgeous image to go with it.
January 14th, 2025  
Got to give this a huge fav. Not only is this a fabulous photo, but Sea Fever is one of my favorite poems too.
I feel the pull of the sea too, but now I can see it every day.
I have just re-read The Box of Delights, also by John Masefield, one of my favourite books from childhood too.

So glad you had a wonderful birthday. I guess Camber Sands is your Birubi.
It definitely looks like a place where you can just breathe and it fills your soul
January 14th, 2025  
You had perfect weather for a perfect day. Glorious landscape
January 14th, 2025  
I love this one because I feel like I have to go down to the sea occasionally or everything is not right. I love to go to the mountains but really love going to the coast. And you have captured a beautiful coastal shot.
January 14th, 2025  
To my shame I can't remember ever reading any of Masefield's poetry, this is beautiful and your photo captures the mood of the poem perfectly especially the line "To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife"...I can feel the cold wind!
January 14th, 2025  
Beautiful scene and I love this poem
January 14th, 2025  
Great poem and image.
January 14th, 2025  
Great poem and I love the Spike Milligan version too! 🤪 I have such wonderful memories of Camber as the family had a caravan there when my sister’s boys were young! Fun times on that lovely beach!
January 14th, 2025  
Fav. Gorgeous view and pov for your shot. Looks like there were others who wanted to enjoy the beach like you on this day. Amazing how the sun draws out of the house most of the human race.
January 14th, 2025  
I’m so happy to read you spent your birthday with your hubby & son.
At a VERY beautiful place.

Fabulous photo…
January 14th, 2025  
Beautiful
January 14th, 2025  
A fabulous capture of this beautiful seascape to go with your lovely poem.
January 14th, 2025  
Ahh.....Camber Sands.......we spent so many family holidays there when my kids were young (courtesy of the £10 p.p. deal that one of the newspapers ran at the time....probably still do for all I know)......such a lovely beach and area. Holiday camp was not so good, but it did mean we could have a holiday.......this being 40 years ago and family (and financial) times being 'diifficult' :)
January 14th, 2025  
Probably my favorite poem. When I left the Navy I didn’t miss the military in the least but it was quite different with the sea. I missed it a lot.
January 14th, 2025  
fabulous scenery you've captured. aces!
January 14th, 2025  
Perfect…day, scene and poem. One of my favourites.
January 14th, 2025  
@onewing I dream of moving to the coast and we nearly did....those family issues put it all on hold. Maybe it will still happen in a year or two. Box of Delights is fantastic too.

You are right about that. My Birubi. Camber Sands or North Bay Scarborough, those are my chillout thinking places when life allows.
January 14th, 2025  
@cutekitty I stayed a couple of times at that Pontins! I know exactly what you mean. We have had a long habit of staying in a holiday rental home on the road into Rye. Gone now, but so many memories over almost 60 years for me. We all love it there. Nice to hear your memories too ❤️
January 14th, 2025  
@pej76 The sea is a very special place methinks. I couldn't do without it and dream of moving to the coast.
January 14th, 2025  
A belated Happy Birthday! I love this beautiful beach scene - fav! There is something very special about being close to the sea.

Ian
January 14th, 2025  
Lovely capture and so pretty looking there.
January 14th, 2025  
Lovely photo😊
January 14th, 2025  
Lovely capture of this beautiful beach
January 14th, 2025  
Oh I know this one too, it always surprises me, I tend to think I don’t know any!
This is a beautiful beach scene. Glad you enjoyed your day.
January 14th, 2025  
Lovely capture, sunny but cold, delish!
January 14th, 2025  
Interesting contrast between the blues and the vegetation!
January 14th, 2025  
Lovely
January 14th, 2025  
Beautiful shot - I especially like the foreground being so prominent.
January 14th, 2025  
I love those dunes , what a fabulous photo
January 14th, 2025  
Beautiful beach scene!
January 15th, 2025  
a lovely sunny day to be at the beach.
January 15th, 2025  
Beautiful capture of the landscape.
January 15th, 2025  
Beautiful scene, the sea is certainly a very calming place
January 15th, 2025  
What a gorgeous looking day for a walk on the beach.
January 15th, 2025  
Also one of my favourite poems and beautifully connected to this photo
January 15th, 2025  
Marvellous colour and light
January 16th, 2025  
Perfect pairing of scene and poetry!
January 16th, 2025  
Wonderful to see this one on the top 20
January 17th, 2025  
@grammyn Oh wow, I hadn't seen that! Thanks for letting me know, Katy.
January 17th, 2025  
It’s a great poem to go with a beautiful image. Congratulations on Top Twenty.
January 18th, 2025  
This photo is on Top 20 Chart. Congratulations!
January 18th, 2025  
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