The Mind
Long, Long Hence
From Leaves of Grass
The Mind
After a long, long course, hundreds of years, denials,
Accumulations, rous’d love and joy and thought,
Hopes, wishes, aspirations, ponderings, victories, myriads of readers,
Coating, compassing, covering--after ages’ and ages’ encrustations,
Then only may these songs reach fruition.
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Whitman, Walt. “Long, Long Hence.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/whitman/358/.
Chicago
Whitman, Walt. “Long, Long Hence.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/whitman/358/.
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