History & Politics

Full of Life Now

by Walt Whitman 1819–1892

From Leaves of Grass

History & Politics

Full of life now, compact, visible,
I, forty years old the eighty-third year of the States,
To one a century hence or any number of centuries hence,
To you yet unborn these, seeking you.
When you read these I that was visible am become invisible,
Now it is you, compact, visible, realizing my poems, seeking me,
Fancying how happy you were if I could be with you and become your comrade;
Be it as if I were with you. (Be not too certain but I am now with you.)

MLA

Whitman, Walt. “Full of Life Now.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/whitman/80/.

Chicago

Whitman, Walt. “Full of Life Now.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/whitman/80/.

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