Today is the birthday of John Edward Masefield (June 1, 1878 May 12, 1967), poet, writer and beekeeper. He is best remembered for his oft quoted poem, Sea-Fever and his classic children's novels, The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights. John Masefield was Poet Laureate (UK) from 1930 until his death in 1967.
"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." -John Masefield
"Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have." - John Masefield
"Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it." - John Masefield
"In this life he laughs longest who laughs last." - John Masefield
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