Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WALT WHITMAN, by FRANCIS HOWARD WILLIAMS First Line: Darkness and death? Nay, pioneer, for thee Last Line: March 26, 1'92. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets; Whitman, Walt (1819-1891) | ||||||||
DARKNESS and death? Nay, Pioneer, for thee The day of deeper vision has begun; There is no darkness for the central sun Nor any death for immortality. At last the song of all fair songs that be, At last the guerdon of a race well run, The upswelling joy to know the victory won, The river's rapture when it finds the sea. Ah, thou art wrought in an heroic mould, The modern man upon whose brow yet stays A gleam of glory from the age of gold, -- A diadem which all the gods have kissed. Hail and farewell! flower of the antique days, -- Democracy's divine protagonist. March 26, 1'92. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ODE TO WALT WHITMAN by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET TWO RAMAGES FOR OLD MASTERS by ROBERT BLY QUIRKS: 2. THAT AFTERNOON I REMEMBERED by JOHN CIARDI READING WALT WHITMAN by CALVIN FORBES FOR WALT WHITMAN by DAVID IGNATOW WAITING INSIDE by DAVID IGNATOW WALT WHITMAN IN THE CIVIL WAR HOSPITALS by DAVID IGNATOW METAMORPHOSES: 3. PERSEUS (WALT WHITMAN) by WAYNE KOESTENBAUM ELECTRA by FRANCIS HOWARD WILLIAMS |
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