To a Common Prostitute. - A poem by Walt Whitman


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Walt Whitman - To a Common Prostitute.

BE composed—be at ease with me—I am Walt Whitman, liberal and lusty as Nature; 
Not till the sun excludes you, do I exclude you; 
Not till the waters refuse to glisten for you, and the leaves to rustle for you, do my
    words
	refuse
	to glisten and rustle for you. 
  
My girl, I appoint with you an appointment—and I charge you that you make preparation
    to
	be
	worthy to meet me, 
And I charge you that you be patient and perfect till I come.
  
Till then, I salute you with a significant look, that you do not forget me.

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Poet: Walt Whitman Poem: 4. To a Common Prostitute. Volume: Leaves of Grass - 7. Leaves of Grass Year: Published/Written in 1900 Poem of the Day: Mar 25 2005 Comment 2 of 2, added on April 4th, 2006 at 10:05 AM. yo this poem was ight but i seen betta ones srry homie but its true lol Tonya from United States Comment 1 of 2, added on March 25th, 2005 at 2:05 PM. i love how in this poem whitman echoes the biblical phrasing of the bridegroom returning for the bride. be ready, be worthy, when i come for you. and he takes on that christ-like vision, where the saddest and dirtiest people in society still shine with a core of purity. this is just another in the long series of people, things, places that whitman decides to encompass all within himself, and call all of them good. these days, it grows harder and harder to imagine such positivity. but we have to remember that old walt lived through the darkest hour of his nation, a war that killed more americans than all other wars combined, and called it beautiful. there has to be something inspiring in that. or else he was just crazy. or both. matt from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, To a Common Prostitute., has received 2 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Walt Whitman with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Walt Whitman Poem: 4. To a Common Prostitute. Volume: Leaves of Grass - 7. Leaves of Grass Year: Published/Written in 1900 Last read: Jul 25 2008, 9:55AM Poem of the Day: Mar 25 2005 Viewed 7108 times. Added on March 25th, 2005 at 2:05 PM.

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