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Beyond the East the sunrise, beyond the West

the sea,
And East and West the wander-thirst that will

not let me be,

It works in me like madness, dear, to bid me say
goodbye,
For the seas call and the stars call, and oh! the

call of the sky.

I know not where the white road runs, nor what
the blue hills are,

But a man can have the sun for friend, and for
his guide a star,

And there’s no end of voyaging when once the
voice is heard,

For the rivers call and the roads call, and oh!
the call of a bird!

Yonder the long horizon lies, and there by night

and day,

The old ships draw to home again, the young
ships sail away.

And come I may, but go I must, and, if men ask
you why,

You may put the blame on the stars and the sun
And the white road and the sky.

– Gerald Gould

wander-thirst : a strong wish to travel from one place to another
without a specific reason or aim
voyaging : usually journey by water, especially a long one in a ship
yonder : over there
horizon : line at which the earth (sea) and the sky seem to meet

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