Blogs about: John Masefield
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Repentence And Shakespeare
Shakespeare and other poets had something to say about repentence. Shakespeare in one sonnet lamented our tendency to let what Jesus would call “the kingdom within” go unattended while we… more →
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SAILORS FAREWELL
wrote 1 week ago: I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life, To the gull’s way and the whale … more →
Sea-Fever
wrote 1 week ago: June 8th of each year is World Oceans Day. I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and t … more →
I must go down to the seas again...
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wrote 2 weeks ago: I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call t … more →
John Masefield's 'Cargoes' for a Globalized Age (2011)
wrote 2 weeks ago: A curious small commission came my way in 2011, when the artist Yelena Popova was beginning to put t … more →
June 1 in history
wrote 2 weeks ago: 193 Roman Emperor Didius Julianus was assassinated. 987 Hugh Capet was elected King of France. 1204 … more →
The Dirty British Coaster - The Story of the SS Robin
wrote 2 weeks ago: The Dirty British Coaster was immortalised in John Masefield’s poem ” Cargoes .” … more →
Poem for the Day: Sea Fever by John Masefield
wrote 4 weeks ago: 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 s … more →
Deja F***ing Vu -- Hello and Goodbye
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wrote 4 weeks ago: Welcome to my world… Guess who’s leaving again? You win! Easy to figure this one out. Yu … more →
50+ Amazing Adventure Chapter Books for Boys
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wrote 1 month ago: It’s a common fact that girls read more than most boys. Girls also score higher on reading ass … more →
Sea Fever
wrote 1 month ago: 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 s … more →
In the American Ambulance Field Service, 1916
wrote 1 month ago: As German troops stormed into France in the summer of 1914, the American Colony in Paris inaugurated … more →
"Sea Fever," John Masefield
wrote 1 month ago: Singer-songwriter’s Kris Delmhorst’s adaptation of John Masefield‘s “Sea Fev … more →
An Epilogue: John Masefield
wrote 2 months ago: I have seen flowers come in stony places And kind things done by men with ugly faces And the Gold Cu … more →
I trust too...
wrote 2 months ago: This tiny little narcissi (the photo doesn’t do its size justice, it’s literally two inc … more →
"Sea Fever"
wrote 2 months ago: Masefield, John. “Sea-Fever.” Salt Water Poems and Ballads. Illustrated by Chas. Pears. … more →
Sea Fever
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wrote 2 months ago: I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, (…) I must down to the seas agai … more →
Walking into Summer ~ Gatherings from Ireland # 112
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wrote 2 months ago: The second I opened the backdoor this morning, nature was inviting me into Summer. The sun was shini … more →
Sea Fever by John Masefield (1878-1967)
wrote 2 months ago: I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship … more →
Sea Fever : John Masefield
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wrote 2 months ago: 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 … more →
