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George,

The opposite of sea fever is channel fever. Channel fever is the
sleepless anticipation of arrival after a long spell at sea. In some
cases filled with conscious fantasies of beautiful young polynesian
women as described in Melville classics ;-)

Greg

On Sep 1, 6:01�am, "George Huxtable"  wrote:
> I am not of a romantic disposition, as my wife sometimes reminds me.
>
> And most poetry does little for me, with a few significant exceptions.
>
> Nor am I all that keen on songs, and singing, in general.
>
> However, I've just been hearing, on the radio, from the Edinburgh Festival,
> Bryn Terfel singing John Masefield's �"Sea Fever", in �John Ireland's
> familiar setting. It got me thinking: didn't Masefield get it exactly right?
>
> Masefield had himself been a mariner, in square rig. His voyaging, across
> the oceans in all weathers, was a different matter to my own puny coastal
> small-boat cruising. I'm now at the age where I've got that sea fever out of
> my blood, to a large extent. But I know exactly what Masefield was on about.
>
> To remind you, here's what he wrote-
>
> � "Sea-Fever"
>
> � I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
> � And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
> � And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
> � And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.
>
> � I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
> � Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
> � And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
> � And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
>
> � I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
> � To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted
> knife;
> � And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover
> � And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.
>
> contact George Huxtable, at �geo...@hux.me.uk
> or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222)
> or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.
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