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The
Circle of Affection and Other Pieces in Prose and Verse
by
Duncan Campbell Scott
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THE
SEA-WITCH
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“LOVE
LEAVE ME, let me go
I
am a sailor bold,” said he.
“Nay, for I am a lonely maid,
Tell me how the winds blow,
Tell
me a tale of the sea.” |
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“My good ship rides before the town,
I
am sailor bold,” said he.
“Teach me the way of the wind with the wave
Stay with me till the sun goes down,
Tell
me a tale of the sea.”
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“My crew are waiting the turn of the tide,
I
am a sailor bold,” said he.
“The wave with the wind will turn with the
hour,
Let them whistle and let them bide,
Tell
me a tale of the sea.”
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“I love the long wind and the plunging wave,
I
am a sailor bold,” said he.
“My song with the love of the wave and the
wind
Has woven a spell as strong as the grave,
Tell
me a tale of the sea.”
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“You are no witch but a maid to wed,
I
am a sailor bold,” said he.
“Nay, you are withered and white and cold,
Your ship has rotted, your men are dead,
Tell
me a tale of the sea.”
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To a ghostly whisper his words are thinned,
“I
am a sailor bold,” says he.
Her eyes are dancing with sea-green light,
She sings with the voice of the wave and the wind,
“Tell
me a tale of the sea.”
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