Invoking Uncle Walt
As we celebrate Earth Day (April 22), let us invoke Walt Whitman, who wrote:
Smile O voluptuous coolbreathed earth!
Earth of the slumbering and liquid trees!
Earth of departed sunset! Earth of the mountains misty-top!
Earth of vitreous pour of the full moon just tinged with blue!
Earth of shine and dark mottling the tide of the river!
Earth of the limpid gray of clouds brighter and clearer for my sake! Far-swooping elbowed earth! Rich apple-blossomed earth!
Smile, for your lover comes!
~ Leaves of Grass, 1855
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Labels: Poetry
posted by Darrell Grizzle | 9:16 AM
3 Comments:
I love the original Leaves of Grass. Whitman was a rare soul. (I don't understand why he kept tinkering with it... it modification damaged it)
Great selection for Earth Day.
Bother!
somehow Earth Day did not feature a lot down here.
& I so try & promote a earth-responsible spirituality.
"Liturgy"
www.liturgy.co.nz
Let me know if you are interested in linking.
Hey thanks for the great blog, I love this stuff. I know Earth Day has already passed us by, but with everyone going green these days, I thought I’d try to do my part.
I am trying to find easy, simple things I can do to help stop global warming (I don’t plan on buying a hybrid). Has anyone seen that EarthLab.com is promoting their Earth Day (month) challenge, with the goal to get 1 million people to take their carbon footprint test in April?... I took the test, it was easy and only took me about 2 minutes and I am planning on lowering my score with some of their tips.
I am looking for more easy fun stuff to do. If you know of any other sites worth my time let me know.
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