from Sands at Seventy
America
Centre of equal daughters, equal sons,
All, all alike endear’d, grown, ungrown, young or old,
Strong, ample, fair, enduring, capable, rich,
Perennial with the Earth, with Freedom, Law and Love,
A grand, sane, towering, seated Mother,
Chair’d in the adamant of Time.
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Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
from November Boughs, 1888
[Poem is in the public domain worldwide]
Walt Whitman biography
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Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
from November Boughs, 1888
[Poem is in the public domain worldwide]
Walt Whitman biography
Walt Whitman reads from "America". Courtesy awtblackbough.
I love that Walt states "Center of equal daughters, equal sons / All, all alike...". Assuming he means 'all' as he states 'all'. 💟💟💟💟💟💟
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