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Walt Whitman: Roots and Leaves Themselves Alone

Roots and Leaves Themselves AloneRoots and leaves themselves alone are these, Scents brought to men and women from the wild woods and pond-side, Breast-sorrel and pinks of love, fingers that…

Walt Whitman: Not Heat Flames Up and Consumes

Not Heat Flames Up and ConsumesNot heat flames up and consumes, Not sea-waves hurry in and out, Not the air delicious and dry, the air of ripe summer, bears lightly along white down-balls…

Walt Whitman: I Hear It Was Charged Against Me

I Hear It Was Charged Against MeI hear it was charged against me that I sought to destroy institutions, But really I am neither for nor against institutions, (What indeed have I in common…

Walt Whitman: When I Persue the Conquer'd Fame

When I Persue the Conquer'd FameWhen I peruse the conquer'd fame of heroes and the victories of mighty generals, I do not envy the generals, Nor the President in his Presidency, nor the…

Walt Whitman: We Two Boys Together Clinging

We Two Boys Together ClingingWe two boys together clinging, One the other never leaving, Up and down the roads going, North and South excursions making, Power enjoying, elbows stretching,…

Walt Whitman: Here the Frailest Leaves of Me

Here the Frailest Leaves of MeHere the frailest leaves of me and yet my strongest lasting, Here I shade and hide my thoughts, I myself do not expose them, And yet they expose me more than all…