Poem by John Masefield

I must go 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 the grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go 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 go 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 a quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

Sea - Fever 12 - 01

Image: The Tears of Saint Peter by El Greco
Lyrics by Phineas Fletcher 1587-1650

Drop, drop slow tears 
and bathe those beauteous feet
which brought from Heaven
the news and Prince of Peace.
Cease not, wet eyes,
His mercy to entreat;
to cry for vengeance
sin doth never cease.
In your deep fill
drown all my faults and fears
nor let His eye see sin, 
but through my tears.

Drop, Drop Slow Tears - Jan 27

Scherzo (from Suite No. 1 for Bassoon Quartet)

Interlude (from Suite No. 1 for Bassoon Quartet)

Anthem with Variations - Main Theme

Mary Zarick is working on a Master's Degree in Music Composition at University of Central Florida in Orlando. Her major professor is composer Christopher Marshall. Mary (also sometimes known as Mary Jean) is a harpist and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Therapy from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. In 2008 she won both first and second place in a composer's competition sponsored by the American Harp Society. She has 15 published titles and collections for lever harp.

CURRENT MUSICAL INTERESTS: Eastern Orthodox Liturgical Music, Old Time Radio dramas and music scores, film scores from the 1930-1940's, SyFy programming and music scores, current film scores and video game music, music scores for foreign TV series. Favorite Composers: Arvo Part (Estonian Orthodox Priest), John Tavener, Krzesimir Devski (composer for Polish TV series "Ogniemi i Meiczem"), Marie Keyrouz (Lebanese nun), Gustav Holst (he did MUCH more than "The Planets), Amerigo Marino ("Johnny Dollar" radio drama from the 1950's), William Hatch (wrote for Desilu Studios), Spike Jones


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