Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN FORMER SONGS, by WALT WHITMAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In former songs pride have I sung, and love, and passionate, joyful life Last Line: For my last stand -- my pealing, final cry. Subject(s): Old Age | ||||||||
1 In former songs Pride have I sung, and Love, and passionate, joyful Life, But here I twine the strands of Patriotism and Death. And now, Life, Pride, Love, Patriotism and Death, To you, O FREEDOM, purport of all! (You that elude me most -- refusing to be caught in songs of mine,) I offer all to you. 2 'Tis not for nothing, Death, I sound out you, and words of you, with daring tone -- embodying you, In my new Democratic chants -- keeping you for a close, For last impregnable retreat -- a citadel and tower, For my last stand -- my pealing, final cry. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT EIGHTY I CHANGE MY VIEW by DAVID IGNATOW FAWN'S FOSTER-MOTHER by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE DEER LAY DOWN THEIR BONES by ROBINSON JEFFERS OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A WINTER ODE TO THE OLD MEN OF LUMMUS PARK, / MIAMI, FLORIDA by DONALD JUSTICE AFTER A LINE BY JOHN PEALE BISHOP by DONALD JUSTICE TO HER BODY, AGAINST TIME by ROBERT KELLY SONG FROM A COUNTRY FAIR by LEONIE ADAMS A BROADWAY PAGEANT by WALT WHITMAN |
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