The Sea

I am the captain of my soul; I am the Master of my craft; The Sea is my only plan; Uniting wind and waves, sails billow, Across the great expanse, Where the dawn lifts, and the dusk falls, I roam the ocean’s caverns deep, Where secrets lie and shadows creep; Over the dream, the water’s sweep, To breathe, to live, to weave the dance, Upon the liquid land I prance.

• John Masefield