The Surfer (poem)

"The Surfer" (1945) is a poem by Australian poet Judith Wright.

It was originally published in The Bulletin on 21 March 1945, and was subsequently reprinted in the author's single-author collections and a number of Australian poetry anthologies.

The poet observes a surfer at sea and compares him, in the water, with the gulls in the air. But as night falls he needs to be mindful of the sea's power and danger.