Adieu To A Soldier Poem by Walt Whitman

Adieu To A Soldier

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ADIEU, O soldier!
You of the rude campaigning, (which we shared,)
The rapid march, the life of the camp,
The hot contention of opposing fronts- the long manoeuver,
Red battles with their slaughter,- the stimulus- the strong, terrific
game,
Spell of all brave and manly hearts- the trains of Time through you,
and like of you, all fill'd,
With war, and war's expression.

Adieu, dear comrade!
Your mission is fulfill'd- but I, more warlike,
Myself, and this contentious soul of mine, 10
Still on our own campaigning bound,
Through untried roads, with ambushes, opponents lined,
Through many a sharp defeat and many a crisis- often baffled,
Here marching, ever marching on, a war fight out- aye here,
To fiercer, weightier battles give expression.

Adieu To A Soldier
Tuesday, December 31, 2002
Topic(s) of this poem: soldier
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ratnakar Mandlik 14 April 2017

to fiercer, weightier battles give expression.

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Walt Whitman

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