Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE COMMONPLACE, by WALT WHITMAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The commonplace I sing Last Line: The democratic wisdom underneath, like solid ground for all. Subject(s): Democracy | ||||||||
The commonplace I sing; How cheap is health! how cheap nobility! Abstinence, no falsehood, no gluttony, lust; The open air I sing, freedom, toleration, (Take here the mainest lesson -- less from books -- less from the schools,) The common day and night -- the common earth and waters, Your farm -- your work, trade, occupation, The democratic wisdom underneath, like solid ground for all. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER THE NEWSCAST by ANSELM HOLLO CROSSTOWN by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER DEMOS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON BY BLUE ONTARIO'S SHORE by WALT WHITMAN FOR YOU O DEMOCRACY by WALT WHITMAN THE BLIND MAN by WILLIAM HERVEY ALLEN JR. TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 1 by EDWARD CARPENTER TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 2. AS A WOMAN OF A MAN by EDWARD CARPENTER TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 2. I HEARD A VOICE by EDWARD CARPENTER A BROADWAY PAGEANT by WALT WHITMAN |
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