The Sea's Appeal

Boats at Anchor on the Lagoons, Venice   John Singer Sargent

A Windy Day

by Winifred Howard

Have you been at sea on a windy day

When the water’s blue

And the sky is too,

And showers of spray

Come sweeping the decks

And the sea is dotted

With little flecks

Of foam, like daisies gay;

When there’s salt on your lips,

In your eyes and hair,

And you watch other ships

Go riding there?

Sailors are happy,

And birds fly low

To see how close they can safely go

To the waves as they heave and roll.

Then wheeling, they soar

Mounting up to the sky,

Where billowy clouds

Go floating by!

Oh, there’s fun for you

And there’s fun for me

At sea

On a windy day!