Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Favorite Poem of Walt Whitman readings

My favorite poem out of the Walt Whitman poems we read was I Hear America Singing.
This is the poem:
I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,
    Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe
              and strong,
    The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
    The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off
              work,
    The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deck-
              hand singing on the steamboat deck,
    The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing
              as he stands,
    The woodcutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morn-
              ing, or at noon intermission or at sundown,
    The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work,
              or of the girl sewing or washing,
    Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,
    The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young
              fellows, robust, friendly,
    Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.


This was my favorite poem because it described the pride and love that Americans have for our country. Also, at the time, all the people in the poem were considered people living the American dream, and I just really like how prideful the poem was.

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