Not Meagre, Latent Boughs Alone
1819-1892
Not meagre, latent boughs alone, O songs! (scaly and bare, like
eagles' talons,)
But haply for some sunny day (who knows?) some future spring, some
summer--bursting forth,
To verdant leaves, or sheltering shade--to nourishing fruit,
Apples and grapes--the stalwart limbs of trees emerging--the fresh,
free, open air,
And love and faith, like scented roses blooming.
DayPoems Poem No. 2216
<a href="http://www.daypoems.net/poems/2216.html">Not Meagre, Latent Boughs Alone by Walt Whitman</a>
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