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Star Trek - "All I ask is a tall ship"

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Uploaded by on Mar 23, 2010

From an episode of Star Trek, Kirk quotes John Masefield's poem "Sea-Fever" to describe how he feels about captaining the Enterprise. "Even if you take away the wind and water, it's still the same. And the stars are still there..."

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"Sea-Fever"
John Masefield

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.

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  • It's a beautiful poem but we can't even guess that it is a poem because of these... pauses... Lol. Captain Kirk/quotes from books is definitely my OTP. :D He is so awesome when recites something.

  • Nearly the exact same music and line used in Star Trek V, and yet McCoy still forgot who said it. XP

  • HUH?

  • such a good show

  • Don't you just LOVE Shatner's random. pauses. :) Yay sixties. :P

  • @geekeing Remembering everything else BUT...

  • @Potrimpo ......almost right. The correct title is "The Ultimate Computer"

  • From the episode The Ultimate Machine. Bugger when you can remember an episode just like that without looking it up.

  • Shatner is and was always a GREAT actor. PERIOD.

  • @btwujustlostTHEGAME

    Shatner and his bad acting? I DON'T EVE--

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