THAT which eludes this verse and any verse,
Unheard by sharpest ear, unform'd in clearest eye or cunningest mind,
Nor lore nor fame, nor happiness nor wealth,
And yet the pulse of every heart and life throughout the world
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Haply God's riddle it, so vague and yet so certain, The soul for it, and all the visible universe for it, And heaven at last for it........touching expression with nice theme. Beautiful poem.
A great riddle heaven indeed is that cannot be defined by all great geniuses, poets, leaders and all as Whitman says!
Open! ! But still a secret! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
I totally agree! I just started reading Walt Whitman and this one is my love.
Just a magnificent and deep poem! It appeals to me as if it was freshly written, perhaps yesterday? People, poets, please comment this most beautiful song!
so beautiful and inspiring For I know very well that I and robust love belong among you, inland, and along the Western Sea; For These States tend inland, and toward the Western Sea- and I will also.