walt whitman

leafLove the earth and the sun
and the animals,
despise riches, give alms
to everyone that asks,
stand up for the stupid
and crazy, devote your
income and labor to others,
hate tyrants, argue not
concerning God.

Source: from the introduction to Leaves of Grass (1855 ed.)
(from the bruderhof daily dig)


thoughts on the summer solstice.


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