> When I was down beside the sea A wooden spade they gave to me To dig > the sandy shore. > > My holes were empty like a cup, In every hole the sea came up, Till it > could come no more. > > At the...
The Forsaken Merman
Now the great winds shoreward blow, Now the salt tides seaward flow; Now the wild white horses play, Champ and chafe and toss in the spray. from The Forsaken Merman by Matthew Arnold
Sea-Fever
> 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. from Sea-Fever by John Masefield > Where shall we adventure, to-day...
Twilight
And like the wings of sea-birds Flash the white caps of the sea from Twilight by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Sea Shell, Sea Shell
Sing of the things you know so well. Sea Shell by Amy Lowell Sea Shell, Sea Shell, Sing me a song, 0 please! A song of ships, and sailormen, And parrots, and tropical trees, Of islands lost in...
The Starfish
. . . the whale it whistled, the porpoise roll'd, And the dolphins bared their backs of gold. from The Sea by Barry Cornwall I spread my star-points wide and dream, dream, dream \.... Lord, an...
Mother Goose
> I saw a ship a-sailing, A-sailing on the sea, And oh but it was laden > > With pretty things for me. Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean > And the pleasant land....
Might and majesty of the sea
The rain is raining all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea. > Rain by Robert Louis Stevenson > Of speckled eggs the birdie sings And nests...
Story of the Sea
The mysterious world of the sea is explored with photo-graphs, poetry, and scientific facts about the oceans; animals of the sea, from starfish through shark; and legends, historic ad¬ventures, and modern exploration of the sea.