Sunset Sailors - Song from the Ship

Sunset Sails

Song from the Ship - Thomas Lovell Beddoes

To sea, to sea! The calm is o'er;
The wanton water leaps in sport,
And rattles down the pebbly shore;
The dolphin wheels, the sea-cows snort,
And unseen Mermaids' pearly song
Comes bubbling up, the weeds among.
Fling broad the sail, dip deep the oar:

To sea, to sea! the calm is o'er.
To sea, to sea! our wide-winged bark
Shall billowy cleave its sunny way,
And with its shadow, fleet and dark,
Break the caved Tritons' azure day,
Like mighty eagle soaring light
O'er antelopes on Alpine height.
The anchor heaves, the ship swings free,
The sails swell full. To sea, to sea!


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Sunset Cruises

It's definitely worth the price you pay for a ticket on one of these sailboats, catamarans or schooners to watch one of the magnificent sunsets that takes place almost every evening in Key West.

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In the last few days we have had nice, warm fall breezes blowing from the north. And that is stimulating my deep need to travel.

Now, where is my red cape and my suitcase...?