Via John of Argghhh!
You are Walt Whitman! Champion of the
Transcendentalist American Ideal, Walt Whitman
is one of the first poets to use the "free
verse" form in America. He has been
imitated, but will never be duplicated, just
like you! Except for by everyone else who gets
Walt Whitman ;)
Which famous poet are you? (pictures and many outcomes)
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Oh I wish I were Walt Whitman! It would be a joy to spend my day immersed in thought and verse.
Here's one of his poems that appealed to me:
O Me! O Life!
O ME! O life!... of the questions of these recurring;
Of the endless trains of the faithless—of cities fill’d with the foolish;
Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)
Of eyes that vainly crave the light—of the objects mean—of the struggle ever renew’d;
Of the poor results of all—of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me;
Of the empty and useless years of the rest—with the rest me intertwined;
The question, O me! so sad, recurring—What good amid these, O me, O life?
Answer.
That you are here—that life exists, and identity;
That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse.
It's may be pitiful to bring attention to my own paltry efforts after sharing Walt. But shame has no place in blogging. Lucky for you I can't force you to click the link. Unfortunately for you, I intend to keep trying.
Brian on the other hand is glad he isn't Walt. I'd be interested to know why?
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