Poetry Friday
More pirate poetry for you today. Today I have Sea Fever, by John Masefield. I first encountered this poem on a gorgeous Captain Jack Sparrow wallpaper, and was not aware of its source. I was delighted to find it today.
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.
You can read the whole poem at
Bartleby.com.
The round-up is at
HipWriterMama.
Pirates have been on my mind a lot lately, more even than usual, and I will be issuing a Pirate Challenge once the
48 Hour Reading Challenge is over.
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I acknowledge that I live and work on unceded Lumbee, Skaruhreh/Tuscarora, and Shakori land. I give respect and reverence to those who came before me. I thank Holisticism for the text of this land acknowledgement.
We must acknowledge that much of what we know of this country today, including its culture, economic growth, and development throughout history and across time, has been made possible by the labor of enslaved Africans and their ascendants who suffered the horror of the transatlantic trafficking of their people, chattel slavery, and Jim Crow. We are indebted to their labor and their sacrifice, and we must acknowledge the tremors of that violence throughout the generations and the resulting impact that can still be felt and witnessed today. I thank Dr. Terah ‘TJ’ Stewart for the text of this labor acknowledgement.