Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, QUICKSAND YEARS, by WALT WHITMAN



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First Line: Quicksand years that whirl me I know not whither
Last Line: When shows break up what but one's-self is sure?


Quicksand years that whirl me I know not whither,
Your schemes, politics, fail, lines give way, substances
mock and elude me,
Only the theme I sing, the great and strong-possess'd soul,
eludes not,
One's-self must never give way -- that is the final
substance -- that out of all is sure,
Out of politics, triumphs, battles, life, what at last
finally remains?
When shows break up what but One's-Self is sure?




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