A Clear Midnight – Walt Whitman
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A Clear Midnight – Walt Whitman

This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless, Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done, Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best, Night, sleep, death and the stars. Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass (1881). I love how this poem points beyond … Continue reading