Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess the origin of all poems, You shall possess the good of the earth and sun.... there are millions of suns left, You shall no longer take things at second or third hand.... nor look through the eyes of the dead.... nor feed on the spectres in books, You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me, You shall listen to all sides and filter them from yourself.
Walt WhitmanStranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
Walt WhitmanWhat is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the print I have read in my life.
Walt WhitmanLove-buds, put before you and within you, whoever you are, Buds to be unfolded on the old terms; If you bring the warmth of the sun to them, they will open, and bring form, color, perfume, to you; If you become the aliment and the wet, they will become flowers, fruits, tall blanches and trees.
Walt WhitmanTo me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.
Walt Whitman