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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=509183" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Sea-Seekers</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">ALL four of us were inland born<br>And inland reared from birth were we,<br>And — though the tale be food for scorn —<br>We four had never seen the Sea.<br>We saw the sun by day; by night<br>The stars threw down their radiance keen;<br>These things were held a goodly sight,<br>But still the Sea remained unseen.<br>The sunlit plains about us spread<br>Mile after mile on every side;<br>But still, the sea-wise people said,<br>The blue salt waste was wondrous wide.<br>On lonely rides and desert tramps,<br>And when we searched in rain and dew<br>The breathing dark of cattle-camps,<br>A longing came and thrilled us through.<br>We dreamt of waters spreading far,<br>Of winding bay and shining reach,<br>Of shouting reef and growling bar<br>And breakers crashing down a beach.<br>The longing grew; we could not rest;<br>A vision beautiful and brave<br>Allured us to a mighty quest<br>Of rolling sea and crested wave.<br>All four of us were inland born<br>And inland reared from birth were we;<br>We mounted early in the morn,<br>And, riding gaily, sought the Sea.<br>We rode by day, and camped by night,<br>And night and day dreamed evermore<br>Of dawns that broke in rosy light<br>On curling wave and crescent shore;<br>The red sun sank upon our quest,<br>The shadows fell; and in the dark<br>There was no light in East or West,<br>Save where our camp-fire burned — a spark.<br>At times it seemed that we could hear<br>The sound of breakers in their fall —<br>We drew our reins, and, hand to ear,<br>We listened to the distant call.<br>A stillness reigned from East to West;<br>The trees and mountains seemed to swoon;<br>And weirdly paling in the West<br>Went down a late and lonely moon.<br>And, while the white moon slowly fell,<br>A scented breeze of morning blew —<br>Though inland-born we knew it well,<br>That odour keen and strange and new.<br>Then something seemed to burst its chains;<br>A wave of joy and wonder broke<br>Across our souls, and in our veins<br>An ancient Viking stirred and woke.<br>A sound of breakers came to stir<br>Our blood, and thrill us with delight;<br>And neck and neck with whip and spur<br>We galloped headlong through the night.<br>The moon had sunk; but in the sky<br>We saw the Dawn's first light of grey,<br>And straight as feathered arrows fly<br>We thundered on to meet the Day.<br>Afar we saw the shore-line loom;<br>Our horses, springing freely, strode;<br>And suddenly in purple gloom<br>The sea gave greeting as we rode.<br>We galloped on, nor ever ceased<br>Till gloriously in golden fire<br>The sun uprose, and in the East<br>We reached the goal of our desire.<br>We pushed our horses through the foam,<br>The breakers swirled about their knees;<br>And underneath the golden dome<br>We shouted to the Morning Seas.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Roderic+Quinn">Roderic Quinn</a><div class=q>
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And inland reared from birth were we,
And — though the tale be food for scorn —
We four had never seen the Sea.
We saw the sun by day; by night
The stars threw down their radiance keen;
These things were held a ..."></div>
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