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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE COMMONPLACE, by WALT WHITMAN Poet's Biography
First Line: The commonplace I sing
Last Line: The democratic wisdom underneath, like solid ground for all.
Subject(s): Democracy
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.
Other Poems of Interest...
ON A GREAT ELECTION by HILAIRE BELLOC
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