celebrating "leaves of grass"
"Leaves of Grass" honored at 150 years
The expression of the face balks account;
But the expression of a well-made man appears not only in his face;
It is in his limbs and joints also, it is curiously in the joints of his hips and wrists;
It is in his walk, the carriage of his neck, the flex of his waist and knees—dress does not hide him;
The strong, sweet, supple quality he has, strikes through the cotton and flannel;
To see him pass conveys as much as the best poem, perhaps more;
You linger to see his back, and the back of his neck and shoulder-side.
The expression of the face balks account;
But the expression of a well-made man appears not only in his face;
It is in his limbs and joints also, it is curiously in the joints of his hips and wrists;
It is in his walk, the carriage of his neck, the flex of his waist and knees—dress does not hide him;
The strong, sweet, supple quality he has, strikes through the cotton and flannel;
To see him pass conveys as much as the best poem, perhaps more;
You linger to see his back, and the back of his neck and shoulder-side.
posted by marsh at 4:52 AM
6 Comments:
I have mixed feelings about Whitman.
He was the first to write with a distinctly American voice as when he described Chicago as a city of broad shoulders - and he forever changed poetry in America.
But he - and more so his successors, discarded too much, in my opinion, of the culture that gave birth to our country.
"They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,..."
I'm confident of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections and the truth of imagination.
Keats
Is this gay stuff?
Hey Marsh! Just had to break your balls a little. Are you well?
lol. no mack its just poetry. you dont have to be gay to recognize male beauty or poetry in motion.
your gonna have to hit harder (and lower) than that to break my balls, buddy.
im well, indeed. hope you are too.
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