Poem of the week: Sea-Fever by John Masefield
A single missing word in the 1902 poem sparks a deeper look at rhythm, dialect and longing
Sea-Fever
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.
