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Walt Whitman - Whispers of Heavenly Death.

WHISPERS of heavenly death, murmur’d I hear; 
Labial gossip of night—sibilant chorals; 
Footsteps gently ascending—mystical breezes, wafted soft and low; 
Ripples of unseen rivers—tides of a current, flowing, forever flowing; 
(Or is it the plashing of tears? the measureless waters of human tears?)
  
I see, just see, skyward, great cloud-masses; 
Mournfully, slowly they roll, silently swelling and mixing; 
With, at times, a half-dimm’d, sadden’d, far-off star, 
Appearing and disappearing. 
  
(Some parturition, rather—some solemn, immortal birth:
On the frontiers, to eyes impenetrable, 
Some Soul is passing over.)

Added: on May 21st, 2006 at 3:59 PM | Viewed: 10294 times | Comments and analysis of Whispers of Heavenly Death. by Walt Whitman Comments (8)


Whispers of Heavenly Death. - Comments and Information

Poet: Walt Whitman
Poem: 1. Whispers of Heavenly Death.
Volume: Leaves of Grass
- 18. Whispers of Heavenly Death
Year: Published/Written in 1900

Comment 8 of 8, added on February 20th, 2008 at 5:53 PM.

Didn't you guys ever take basic poetry clas? First thing you have to do after you look at the title is read it at least three times. I, personaly like the poem because it's a taad bit calming. That, or I'm still tired. XD

Aemoh-san
Comment 7 of 8, added on April 23rd, 2007 at 2:12 PM.

This poem is not stupid, unless you just believe poetry in general is stupid. Walt Whitman's poem "Whispers of Heavenly Death" is a poem full of sorrow and death (Obviously) but it is describing feelings inside of mourning and maybe his life ws complicated at the time, and he could see all of these things around him becoming grim and mixed up. A soul passing over....... that sounds like he felt so much anguish in his life, maybe he even felt like he was dying. The poem is great, and very deep. I agree with Amanda. =)

Grizzly from United States
Comment 6 of 8, added on May 21st, 2006 at 3:59 PM.

i think walt whitman was a very deep man. his poems have so much to their interpretation.

amanda from United States

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