Poem A Day – Dec. 23, 2016
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Song of the Open Road, IV
Walt Whitman
The earth expanding right hand and left hand,
The picture alive, every part in its best light,
The music falling in where it is wanted, ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Sept. 20, 2016
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Song of the Open Road, I
Walt Whitman
Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before me,
The long brown path before me leading wherever ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Aug. 6, 2016
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When I Read the Book
Walt Whitman
When I read the book, the biography famous,
And is this then (said I) what the author calls a man’s life?
And so will some one when ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – March 29, 2016
Miracles
Walt Whiteman
Why, who makes much of a miracle?
As to me I know of nothing else but miracles,
Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan,
Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Feb. 6, 2016
Shut Not Your Doors to Me Proud Libraries
Walt Whitman
Shut not your doors to me, proud libraries,
For that which was lacking among you all, yet needed most, I bring;
A book I have ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Dec. 24, 2015
Sounds of the Winter
Walt Whitman
Sounds of the winter too,
Sunshine upon the mountains – many a distant strain
From cheery railroad train – from nearer field, barn, house
The ... Continue Reading →
