by Whitman · Cluster: Comradeship · Union · Hands Hand in Hand
Abstract
Poet’s modest legacy is not invention or wealth but ‘a few carols’ left for comrades and lovers; comradeship, art and the poet’s vocation.
Connections
Motifs: Music and Song Themes & Concepts: Comradeship, Artist and Society, Romantic Love
Testo integrale / Full text
Cluster: CALAMUS
No labor-saving machine,
Nor discovery have I made,
Nor will I be able to leave behind me any wealthy bequest to found
hospital or library,
Nor reminiscence of any deed of courage for America,
Nor literary success nor intellect; nor book for the book-shelf,
But a few carols vibrating through the air I leave,
For comrades and lovers.