Scribd Logo
Carica

Benvenuto in Scribd!

  • Whitman's Leaves of Grass explores the cycle of life and death

    Caricato da

    Michelle Sazon
    14 visualizzazioni1 pagina
    This poem reflects on the cycle of life and death in nature. The speaker is startled by the realization that everything growing from the earth likely originated from decomposed remains of sick or corrupt individuals. However, the speaker also acknowledges that spring continues with new growth of plants, crops, and animals, covering the "strata of sour dead" beneath. The poem wonders at the ability of the earth to purify itself and provide new, healthy sustenance, growing from what was once disease.

    Descrizione originale:

    Titolo originale

    This Compost

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Formati disponibili

    PDF, TXT o leggi online da Scribd

    Hai trovato utile questo documento?

    Questo contenuto è inappropriato?

    Segnala questo documento
    This poem reflects on the cycle of life and death in nature. The speaker is startled by the realization that everything growing from the earth likely originated from decomposed remains of sick or corrupt individuals. However, the speaker also acknowledges that spring continues with new growth of plants, crops, and animals, covering the "strata of sour dead" beneath. The poem wonders at the ability of the earth to purify itself and provide new, healthy sustenance, growing from what was once disease.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Scarica in formato PDF, TXT o leggi online su Scribd
    Segnala contenuti inappropriati
    14 visualizzazioni1 pagina

    Whitman's Leaves of Grass explores the cycle of life and death

    Caricato da

    Michelle Sazon
    This poem reflects on the cycle of life and death in nature. The speaker is startled by the realization that everything growing from the earth likely originated from decomposed remains of sick or corrupt individuals. However, the speaker also acknowledges that spring continues with new growth of plants, crops, and animals, covering the "strata of sour dead" beneath. The poem wonders at the ability of the earth to purify itself and provide new, healthy sustenance, growing from what was once disease.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Scarica in formato PDF, TXT o leggi online su Scribd
    Segnala contenuti inappropriati
    di 1

    WaltWhitman(18191892).LeavesofGrass.1900. 159.ThisCompost 1 SOMETHINGstartlesmewhereIthoughtIwassafest; IwithdrawfromthestillwoodsIloved; Iwillnotgonowonthepasturestowalk; Iwillnotstriptheclothesfrommybodytomeetmyloverthesea; Iwillnottouchmyfleshtotheearth,astootherflesh,torenewme. 5 Ohowcanitbethatthegrounddoesnotsicken? Howcanyoubealive,yougrowthsofspring? Howcanyoufurnishhealth,youbloodofherbs,roots,orchards,grain? Aretheynotcontinuallyputtingdistemperdcorpseswithinyou? Isnoteverycontinentworkdoverandoverwithsourdead? 10 Wherehaveyoudisposedoftheircarcasses? Thosedrunkardsandgluttonsofsomanygenerations; Wherehaveyoudrawnoffallthefoulliquidandmeat?

    liquidandmeat? IdonotseeanyofituponyoutodayorperhapsIamdeceivd; IwillrunafurrowwithmyploughIwillpressmyspadethroughthesod,andturnitupunderneath; 15 IamsureIshallexposesomeofthefoulmeat. 2 Beholdthiscompost!beholditwell! PerhapseverymitehasonceformdpartofasickpersonYetbehold! Thegrassofspringcoverstheprairies, Thebeanburstsnoislesslythroughthemouldinthegarden, 20 Thedelicatespearoftheonionpiercesupward, Theapplebudsclustertogetherontheapplebranches, Theresurrectionofthewheatappearswithpalevisageoutofitsgraves, Thetingeawakesoverthewillowtreeandthemulberrytree, Thehebirdscarolmorningsandevenings,whiletheshebirdssitontheirnests, 25 Theyoungofpoultrybreakthroughthehatchdeggs, Thenewbornofanimalsappearthecalfisdroptfromthecow,thecoltfromthemare, Outofitslittlehillfaithfullyrisethepotatosdarkgreenleaves, Outofitshillrisestheyellowmaizestalkthelilacsbloominthedooryards; Thesummergrowthisinnocentanddisdainfulaboveallthosestrataofsourdead. 30 Whatchemistry! Thatthewindsarereallynotinfectious, Thatthisisnocheat,thistransparentgreenwashofthesea,whichissoamorousafterme, Thatitissafetoallowittolickmynakedbodyalloverwithitstongues, Thatitwillnotendangermewiththefeversthathavedepositedthemselvesinit, 35 Thatalliscleanforeverandforever. Thatthecooldrinkfromthewelltastessogood, Thatblackberriesaresoflavorousandjuicy, Thatthefruitsoftheappleorchard,andoftheorangeorchardthatmelons,grapes,peaches,plums,willnoneofthempoisonme, ThatwhenIreclineonthegrassIdonotcatchanydisease, 40 Thoughprobablyeveryspearofgrassrisesoutofwhatwasonceacatchingdisease. 3 NowIamterrifiedattheEarth!itisthatcalmandpatient, Itgrowssuchsweetthingsoutofsuchcorruptions, Itturnsharmlessandstainlessonitsaxis,withsuchendlesssuccessionsofdiseasdcorpses, Itdistilssuchexquisitewindsoutofsuchinfusedfetor, 45 Itrenewswithsuchunwittinglooks,itsprodigal,annual,sumptuouscrops, Itgivessuchdivinematerialstomen,andacceptssuchleavingsfromthematlast.

    Potrebbero piacerti anche