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Poem by Walt Whitman


Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 1. Mannahatta


My city's fit and noble name resumed,
Choice aboriginal name, with marvellous beauty, meaning,
A rocky founded island—shores where ever gayly dash the coming,
      going, hurrying sea waves.



Walt Whitman


Walt Whitman's other poems:
  1. Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 28. Old Salt Kossabone
  2. Leaves of Grass. 20. By the Roadside. 21. Visor'd
  3. Leaves of Grass. 33. Songs of Parting. 1. As the Time Draws Nigh
  4. Leaves of Grass. 30. Whispers of Heavenly Death. 16. The Last Invocation
  5. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 29. Grand Is the Seen


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