by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
Fast‑anchor'd, eternal, O love
Language: English
Fast-anchor'd, eternal, O love! O woman I love! O bride! O wife! more resistless than I can tell, the thought of you! -- Then separate, as disembodied, or another born, Ethereal, the last athletic reality, my consolation; I ascend -- I float in the regions of your love, O man, O sharer of my roving life.
Portions of this text were used in Idyll by Frederick Delius.
Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Fast-anchor'd, eternal, O love" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2005-12-15
Line count: 6
Word count: 54