"the sea" by stephen crane to the maiden the sea was blue meadow, alive with little froth-people singing. to the sailor, wrecked, the sea was dead grey walls superlative in vacancy, upon which nevertheless at fateful time was written the grim hatred of nature. source: crane, stephen. “the sea.” war is kind. project gutenberg, feb. 2006. web. 12 may 2011. which statement expresses the theme of this poem best? who we are determines how we view the world. the sea is harsh and cruel with its hatred toward humans. the maiden doesn’t understand the sea. love can bring very different people together.