Thought for the Day

To think that the sun rose in the east....that men and women were
       flexible and real and alive....that every thing was real and alive;
To think that you and I did not see feel think nor bear our part,
To think that we are now here and bear our part.
       ~ Walt Whitman

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Quoted from "To Think of Time" (Poem) in Leaves of Grass (1855)

Walt Whitman (1819-1892), American Poet, Essayist, and Journalist

The Walt Whitman Archive

Walt Whitman Birthplace, State Historic Site, and Interpretive Center, West Hills, New York

Walt Whitman American Experience Program (PBS)