I Thought I Was Not Alone

Walt Whitman 1819 (West Hills) – 1892 (Camden)



I THOUGHT I was not alone, walking here by the shore,
   But the one I thought was with me, as now I walk by the shore,
   As I lean and look through the glimmering light--that one has utterly
         disappeared,
   And those appear that perplex me.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 15, 2023

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Scheme AABCB
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 255
Words 47
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5

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