John Masefield

John Masefield (1878 - 1967), full name John Edward Masefield, was an English poet and writer. He was the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until 1967.

Wisdom & Quotes

• I must 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.
- Sea Fever

Carl Sandburg