John Masefield
John Masefield
John Edward Masefield, OMwas an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death in 1967. He is remembered as the author of the classic children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and poems, including "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth1 June 1878
dipping leads road runs white
One road leads to London, / One road runs to Wales, / My road leads me seawards / To the white dipping sails.
brand brow man success
Success is the brand on the brow of a man who has aimed too low.
lonely stars sea
I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.
miracle may life-is
It may be that we cease; we cannot tell. Even if we cease, life is a miracle.
spring rain april
I have seen the Lady April bringing the daffodils, Bringing the springing grass and the soft warm April rain.
time interesting people
People who leave their own time out of their work cannot be surprised if their time fails to find them interesting.
wine
Oh some are fond of Spanish wine, and some are fond of French.
spring flower heart
O lovely lily clean, O lily springing green, O lily bursting white, Dear lily of delight, Spring in my heart agen That I may flower to men.
long-distance-relationship soul longing
The distant soul can shake the distant friend's soul and make the longing felt, over untold miles.
laughter laughing tragic
Life, a beauty chased by tragic laughter.