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Poem by Walt Whitman


Leaves of Grass. 4. Children of Adam. 12. Native Moments


Native moments—when you come upon me—ah you are here now,
Give me now libidinous joys only,
Give me the drench of my passions, give me life coarse and rank,
To-day I go consort with Nature's darlings, to-night too,
I am for those who believe in loose delights, I share the midnight
      orgies of young men,
I dance with the dancers and drink with the drinkers,
The echoes ring with our indecent calls, I pick out some low person
      for my dearest friend,
He shall be lawless, rude, illiterate, he shall be one condemn'd by
      others for deeds done,
I will play a part no longer, why should I exile myself from my companions?
O you shunn'd persons, I at least do not shun you,
I come forthwith in your midst, I will be your poet,
I will be more to you than to any of the rest.



Walt Whitman


Walt Whitman's other poems:
  1. Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 14. Memories
  2. Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 15. To-Day and Thee
  3. Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 33. “Going Somewhere”
  4. Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 43. The Dying Veteran
  5. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 18. Sounds of the Winter


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