Poem by Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

 

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A Glimpse


A glimpse, through an interstice caught,
Of a crowd of workmen and drivers in a bar-room, around the stove,
late of a winter night--And I unremark'd seated in a corner;
Of a youth who loves me, and whom I love, silently approaching, and
seating himself near, that he may hold me by the hand;
A long while, amid the noises of coming and going--of drinking and
oath and smutty jest,
There we two, content, happy in being together, speaking little,
perhaps not a word.

 


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Uncle Meridian The PoetBay support member heart!
Smutty jest!
2025-04-21


Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
Outstanding! Whitman was both the pioneer and master of free verse.
2025-04-21