Who Learns My Lesson Complete?
July 6, 2023When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d
July 6, 2023Whispers Of Heavenly Death
WHISPERS of heavenly death, murmur’d I hear;
Labial gossip of night–sibilant chorals;
Footsteps gently ascending–mystical breezes, wafted soft and low;
Ripples of unseen rivers–tides of a current, flowing, forever
flowing;
(Or is it the plashing of tears? the measureless waters of human
tears?)
I see, just see, skyward, great cloud-masses;
Mournfully, slowly they roll, silently swelling and mixing;
With, at times, a half-dimm’d, sadden’d, far-off star,
Appearing and disappearing.
(Some parturition, rather–some solemn, immortal birth:
On the frontiers, to eyes impenetrable,
Some Soul is passing over.)
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist, often referred to as the "father of free verse". His best-known work, "Leaves of Grass," is a celebration of American democracy, individualism, and the common people. Whitman's poetry also explored themes of sexuality and the body. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature.