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Poem by Walt Whitman


Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 8. As I Sit Writing Here


As I sit writing here, sick and grown old,
Not my least burden is that dulness of the years, querilities,
Ungracious glooms, aches, lethargy, constipation, whimpering ennui,
May filter in my dally songs.



Walt Whitman


Walt Whitman's other poems:
  1. Leaves of Grass. 34. Sands at Seventy. 56. Old Age's Lambent Peaks
  2. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 13. Bravo, Paris Exposition!
  3. Leaves of Grass. 30. Whispers of Heavenly Death. 7. Assurances
  4. Leaves of Grass. 30. Whispers of Heavenly Death. 18. Pensive and Faltering
  5. Leaves of Grass. 35. Good-Bye My Fancy. 8. An Ended Day


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