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Leaves of Grass (1871-72)
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Cavalry Crossing a Ford.
A LINE in long array, where they wind betwixt green
islands;
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They take a serpentine course—their arms flash in the
sun—Hark to the musical clank;
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Behold the silvery river—in it the splashing horses,
loitering, stop to drink;
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Behold the brown-faced men—each group, each person,
a picture—the negligent rest on the saddles;
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Some emerge on the opposite bank—others are just
entering the ford—while,
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| Scarlet, and blue, and snowy white, |
| The guidon flags flutter gaily in the wind. |
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