PoemRoadways
Author / PoetJohn Masefield
TagsBeauty, Journey, Sailor, Sea

One road leads to London,
One road leads to Wales,
My road leads me seawards
To the white dipping sails.

One road leads to the river,
As it goes singing slow;
My road leads to shipping,
Where the bronzed sailors go.

Leads me, lures me, calls me
To salt green tossing sea;
A road without earth’s road-dust
Is the right road for me.

A wet road heaving, shining,
And wild with segulls’ cries,
A mad salt sea-wind blowing
The salt spray in my eyes.

My road calls me, lures me
West, east, south, and north;
Most roads lead men homewards,
My road leads me forth

To add more miles to the tally
Of grey miles left behind,
In quest of that one beauty
God put me here to find.

John Masefield
John Masefield
1 Jun 1878 - 12 May 1967
Region: Northern Europe
Period: Modernist
Movement: Georgian Poetry
Awards: Order of Merit

more poems by John Masefield

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Trade WindsCaribbean, Dance, Island
The Yarn of the Loch AchrayNautical, Sailor, Ship
The WandererClipper, Sea, Ship
The LemmingsInstinct, Lost Hope, Migration
The West WindHomecoming, Nature, Nostalgia
The Tarry BuccaneerAdventure, Pirate, Sea
The Island of SkyrosDeath, Graves, Memory
The Everlasting MercyRebellion, Reflection, Regret
Sea FeverAdventure, Freedom, Longing
Reynard The Fox – Part 2Night, Survival, Wilderness

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