tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post6072142913669720680..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Sea Fever (1)The Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-10186037193415657262014-06-05T04:25:26.725+01:002014-06-05T04:25:26.725+01:00Welcome, Catharus, and thanks for your comment!Welcome, Catharus, and thanks for your comment!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-41539758262561491782014-06-04T12:17:30.866+01:002014-06-04T12:17:30.866+01:00Yes, a favorite of mine (!), but as a kid, I lear...Yes, a favorite of mine (!), but as a kid, I learned it as a song, and so it always stays with me...<br /><br />Thanks!catharushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603292208345268247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-28855974531192726182014-06-01T23:15:41.322+01:002014-06-01T23:15:41.322+01:00Your shoes and socks were swept away long ago, Dom...Your shoes and socks were swept away long ago, Dominic. (I remember our conversation about barefoot running!)<br /><br />It's a great poem, I think — wildly romantic, but with a big toe firmly stuck in reality too, as Masefield had had a seafaring life. And the yearning of it has me reaching for my vagrant boots... The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-24392575181874866322014-06-01T22:47:23.639+01:002014-06-01T22:47:23.639+01:00Me too. I left my shoes and socks there. I wonder ...Me too. I left my shoes and socks there. I wonder if they're dry?<br /><br />(Sorry. It just sort of pops out whenever this wonderful poem gets a mention).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-60992260750737905452014-06-01T22:43:42.967+01:002014-06-01T22:43:42.967+01:00This poem has always tugged at my romantic heart, ...This poem has always tugged at my romantic heart, Am!<br /><br />'I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life...'The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-36829482448226624552014-06-01T22:30:14.156+01:002014-06-01T22:30:14.156+01:00A favorite of mine, too. I am guessing it was fir...A favorite of mine, too. I am guessing it was first read to me from a Childcraft book of poetry:<br /><br />http://copycatcollector.blogspot.com/2012/03/collection-188-vintage-childcraft-books.html<br /><br />Seems that this poem has been with me all of my life. <br /><br />Thank you for this, Solitary Walker.amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.com