O Me! O Life! Poem by Walt Whitman
O Me! O Life!
O ME! O life!... of the questions of these recurring;
Of the endless trains of the faithless--of cities fill'd with the
foolish;
Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I,
and who more faithless?)
Of eyes that vainly crave the light--of the objects mean--of the
struggle ever renew'd;
Of the poor results of all--of the plodding and sordid crowds I see
around me;
Of the empty and useless years of the rest--with the rest me
intertwined;
The question, O me! so sad, recurring--What good amid these, O me, O
life?
Answer.
That you are here--that life exists, and identity;
That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse.
Beautiful! ! ! ! Thats what i uttered when i read it.... Uncle Walt you are the best! !
indeed it is beautiful and not only that very inspiring too...i think this is the best poem hes ever written or i guess its only because i can relate to it more than with any of the others....! anyways reading this made my day..! ! .
Everyone can contribute a verse if God's willing...O me! :)
That you are here--that life exists, and identity; That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse....stupendous answer
What is the best way to " contribute a verse" in this life, do you think?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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This is the ultimate Walt Whitman...it says it all. The man seems to be able to put an optimistic, positive twist on everything.