Exultation is the going - A poem by Richard Brautigan


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Richard Brautigan - Exultation is the going

Exultation is the going
Of an inland soul to sea,
Past the houses -- past the headlands --
Into deep Eternity --

Bred as we, among the mountains,
Can the sailor understand
The divine intoxication
Of the first league out from land?

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Poet: Richard Brautigan Poem: 76. Exultation is the going Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Comment 5 of 5, added on January 6th, 2011 at 12:12 PM. i think that this poem could be better than how it is written because it is terrible! zachmaster2000 from United States Comment 4 of 5, added on June 15th, 2010 at 3:46 PM. The wonder of a new thing frumpo from United States Comment 3 of 5, added on October 23rd, 2007 at 9:15 PM. No, the correct line is "Of an inland soul to sea," not Island. I take this from "Adventures in American Literature," (c) 1996 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. Delly from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Exultation is the going, has received 5 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Richard Brautigan Poem: 76. Exultation is the going Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-05-18 15:37:10 Viewed 16920 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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