I Love The Sea

I Love the Sea

I love the sea! the rippling sea,
The ebbing, smiling, sunlit sea,
Hiding a world of mystery,
     Like you and me!

I love the sea! the placid sea,
The sleeping, glassy, silent sea.
Dreaming on long eternity,
      Like you and me!

I love the sea! the heaving sea,
The mighty, moontost, angry sea,
Fretting from bondage to be free
     Like you and me!

                            Alfred M. Cruikshank