The Seugh of the Sea - by Bob Auld

[Hughie]

The Seugh of the Sea

I have listened with glee to the songs of the sea
In many of its variable moods
I have walked on the shore, with its long sandy floor
In the night's long solitudes
I have heard the surf roar like a mighty encore
Music to people like me
I am many ways blessed but I also have missed
The luring seugh of the sea.

The smells of the sea are familiar to me
And the healthy tang of the spray
I have seen the gulls glide at the turn of the tide
They never seem to stray
I have seen the bright moon, like a gossamers loom
Sparkling beyond the quay
I am never far away by night or by day
From the luring seugh of the sea.

l have gathered seashells amid the great swells
As the waves rushed over the rocks
I have stood on the tower been sprayed in the shower
From the breakers on Castleweerock
I have watched the sunset, and my eyes have been wet
What a glorious sight to see
But my heart seems to cheer when'er I can hear
The luring seugh of the sea.

I have been to great states where the masters of fate
Held life and death in his palm
I have listened enraptured my heart has been captured
As children sang their sweet Psalms
I have lived as in story, and dream't of great glory
A human feeling you'll agree
Yet I sob with a heart that's breaking apart
For the luring seugh of the sea.

Now where'er I go, it haunts me so
Half forgotten sometimes it seems
Till to bed I creep, where it lulls me to sleep
In a symphony of wondrous dreams
Its something ever near, that I love to hear
Like breezes soft and free
It maybe is droll but its balm to my soul
The luring seugh of the sea.

[brian f]

How good is that!

[Meg]

Hughie - that was a wonderful read - do you know who wrote it?

[Hughie]

Bob Auld (real name Bob Scott) wrote so many poems and wee stories about our local area. My favourite is "The Tar Biler Affair". which was a true event that took place on the Brae at Schoolwell Street in Stevenston. Here's a wee bit about Bob: viewtopic.php?p=76660#p76660

[Max]

I managed to track down some copies of Bob’s poems and ordered them.

Looking forward to reading them over here in Canada.