To A Common Prostitute
Walt Whitman 1819 (West Hills) – 1892 (Camden)
To a Common Prostitute
BE composed--be at ease with me--I am Walt Whitman, liberal and lusty
as Nature;
Not till the sun excludes you, do I exclude you;
Not till the waters refuse to glisten for you, and the leaves to
rustle for you, do my words refuse to glisten and rustle for
you.
My girl, I appoint with you an appointment--and I charge you that you
make preparation to be worthy to meet me,
And I charge you that you be patient and perfect till I come.
Till then, I salute you with a significant look, that you do not
forget me.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 10, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | X AXBBXB BAX XA |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 593 |
Words | 105 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 3, 2 |
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