Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Another Poem

This one appeared in my inbox the other day.  It's by Walt Whitman.

O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring;
Of the endless trains of the faithless - of cities fill'd with the foolish;
Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)
Of eyes that vainly crave the light - of the objects mean - of the struggle ever renew'd;
Of the poor results of all - of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me;
Of the empty and useless years of the rest - with the rest me intertwined;
The question, O me! so sad, recurring - What good amid these, O me, O life?

Answer.

That you are here - that life exists, and identity;
That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse.

1 comment:

Connie R said...

I do so love Walt.

"I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and
self-contain'd,
I stand and look at them long and long."