To a Common Prostitute.
Part of the cluster LEAVES OF GRASS.
To a Common Prostitute.
1BE composed—be at ease with me—I am Walt Whit-man, 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. 2My 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. 3Till then, I salute you with a significant look, that
you do not forget me.
Part of the cluster LEAVES OF GRASS.