Dear Kendall, In the words of Our friend, the 'Good Doctor'...
"Dear Boy, if you're reading this, you're far, far better than you were when you couldn't!   Thought you might enjoy a bit O lite readin' 'bout now! Glad you're on the mend!

Sea Chill   (Arthur Guiterman)    (News item, ca 1928:)
"When Mrs. John Masefield and her husband, the author of "Imust go down to the seas again", arrived here on a liner, she saidto a reporter, "It was too uppy-downy, and Mr. Masefield was ill.")

I must go down to the seas again,
where the billows romp and reel,
And all I ask is a large ship that rides on an even keel,
And a mild breeze and a broad deck
with a slight list to leeward,
And a clean chair in a snug nook
and a nice, kind, steward.

I must go down to the seas again,
the sport of wind and tide,
As the gray wave and the green wave
play leap-frog over the side.
And all I want is a glassy calm with a bone-dry scupper,
A good book and a warm rug and a light, plain supper.

I must go down to the seas again,
though there I'm a total loss
And can't say which is worse, the pitch,
the plunge, the roll, the toss.
But all I ask is a safe retreat in a bar well tended,
And a soft berth and a smooth course
'till the long trip's ended.

Peace, Love, Rest, and so much Friendship,
to both you and Jacqui-...quite a team you you be!
Bob Z