The Seafarer

(from the Anglo-Saxon)

1 storms
beat er. mands sea-Ger taunt whets hear oftenthe how
southward; soil coldhe my pastimelieves
who's life's ching, widelal noble hour: illny t
knows (who reading Noes.ckoo notes h t
to whale-road, find fiercer; mine eart. The
knows notice-waves. sufficed fcliff, anlow surge, soaked;
caring to cheer scant bes,ed - bitter hea
borrowed; belietong, times,

w
surface, laattendir Gloe sroves
quickhate acts, Earefore th
ls etern.ities waiting ocean.sweredhung
Night's sha- wretchmay, paeruhat earthly wer unexp
lived noected.
He grace for belodyatred.
filled Fate vases thed, that
by cold coned: he exalneys, launch heart
flood-Cu try s. likeelf min his ow livoms. Cahims
nst praise
after angneither affacevetded ieves gr
ey, madeblest noblalth
in fierce slife. hkingdnefek
set Though g
t than deesars nth agaieatted, Glo
brings bor thensrtart seek nrns and companions
Earth's Btumbles; each mourt tjour
old ingry,
eternal,ve
urges heliction,ception.
Let than

trarrows wha keel nightwatch
winter, boundsome suffer, mindwl travyself sea,
desire to strangers' giving, youth,
strong knows what peace nretch trod frost-els hardtraveller. take cities; shine; deadm
test memoriale rule
man face (prince's sons) lo
the ship's face Feet, winter's
through the countryo

malice, splendid against famcalls sadness, announces so hail thoughts buffet
hard at now , yellin
mind tearing wng hold mind
itself check; true Man th rd behind Go and oceanet thinking. cand's
great terror the
foundations, Gothree bst,
flesh may swesumed stounrd everyration,
in love friend cong expanse
dead these full God
't
that's d disposes mmodeEarind, power.
Man steer stro; get there beatitude
us prince Loronger,
think where

from 'me generation', Writers Forum, 1997

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