On 06-01-06, GOD DAN said to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE:


WC> OTOH I most liked most of those original shows for their optimistic
WC> outlook on the future, wish I could return to those nieve days.


GD>Not everyone of those shows were upbeat.  But, that does seem to
GD>be the general thrust of the series.


GD>... "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to sail her by." -- Kirk


It wasn't "--Kirk" who said that.......oh great `brain trust':


John Masefield's "Sea-Fever".


"Sea-Fever"


I must 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 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 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.


By John Masefield (1878-1967).


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