Small sailing ship coming into harbour with sailed furled

Boats in the harbour

Napier New Zealand is such a pretty place and there is nothing like boats on the harbour to make it shine.

Ah yes give me a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

Small sailing ship coming into harbour with sailed furled
Sailing ship coming into harbour
Fishing boat and sailing boat in harbour entrance on sunny autumn day
Fishing boat and sailing boat in harbour entrance on sunny autumn day

Sea Fever

BY JOHN MASEFIELD

I must go 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.
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;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

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