When worldly cares and woes beguile <br />Take me to the Sea a while <br />There in silken splendour deep <br />Gather peace a heart to keep. <br /> <br />When my genial spirits fail <br />I watch the Sea in wildest gale <br />Awe inspired in darkest night <br />Nature’s blast in all her might. <br /> <br />To sail upon the blue-green wave <br />Where Sirens call the sailor’s grave <br />Held within her cradled arm <br />Respect the sea or come to harm.<br /><br />Patrick Scott Hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-sea-30/
