Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OF MANY A SMUTCH'D DEED REMINISCENT, by WALT WHITMAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Full of wickedness, I - of many a smutch'd deed reminiscent - of worse deeds Last Line: Because of his boundless love for me. Subject(s): Love | ||||||||
Full of wickedness, I -- of many a smutch'd deed reminiscent -- of worse deeds capable, Yet I look composedly upon nature, drink day and night the joys of life, and await death with perfect equanimity. Because of my tender and boundless love for him I love and because of his boundless love for me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE INVENTION OF LOVE by MATTHEA HARVEY TWO VIEWS OF BUSON by ROBERT HASS A LOVE FOR FOUR VOICES: HOMAGE TO FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN by ANTHONY HECHT AN OFFERING FOR PATRICIA by ANTHONY HECHT LATE AFTERNOON: THE ONSLAUGHT OF LOVE by ANTHONY HECHT A SWEETENING ALL AROUND ME AS IT FALLS by JANE HIRSHFIELD A BROADWAY PAGEANT by WALT WHITMAN |
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