The Sea

The Sea

 The sea is a hungry dog

Giant and grey

He rolls on the beach all day

With clashing teeth and shaggy jaws

Hour open hour he gnaws

The rumbling, tumbling stones,

And bones, bones, bones, bones!

The giant sea dog moans

Licking his greasy paws

And when the night wind roars

And the moon rocks in the stormy cloud

He bound to his feet and snuffs and sniffs

Shaking his wet side over the cliffs

And howls and hollos long and loud

But one quiet day in May or June

When even the grass on the dune

Play no more their reedy tune

With his head between his paws

He lies on the sandy shores

So quiet, so quiet, he scarcely snores.

James Reeves

James Reeves

James Reeves

James Reeves was born in 1909 in Middlesex and educated at Stowe and Jesus College, Cambridge. He started his career as a teacher. He retired from his career in 1952 and became a full time writer.

The real name of James Reeves was John Morris. He was a British writer well-known for his poetry and contribution to children’s literature and the literature of collected traditional songs.

As a poet he , contributed a lot to Modern English Literature. Some examples of his works are, ‘Songs for six Pence”, “The imprisoned Sea”, “The wondering Moon”, “The talking Skull” and “The Sea”.

He was died in 1978.