A Leaf for Hand in Hand
1819-1892
A leaf for hand in hand;
You natural persons old and young!
You on the Mississippi and on all the branches and bayous of
the Mississippi!
You friendly boatmen and mechanics! you roughs!
You twain! and all processions moving along the streets!
I wish to infuse myself among you till I see it common for you to
walk hand in hand.
DayPoems Poem No. 1944
<a href="http://www.daypoems.net/poems/1944.html">A Leaf for Hand in Hand by Walt Whitman</a>
The DayPoems Poetry Collection, www.daypoems.net
Timothy Bovee, editor
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