by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)
On the beach at night, alone
Language: English
after the whistling winds Below a myriad waves, hastening, undulating waves, waves of the ocean On the beach at night , alone, as the old mother sways her to and fro singing her husky song, as I watch the bright stars shining Waves of the ocean, bubbling and gurgling, blithely prying, Waves, laughing and buoyant O soul thoughts, silent thoughts, of Time and Space and Death, like waters flowing, Bear me indeed as through regions infinite
Note: fragments from several different poems in Leaves of Grass.
Researcher for this page: Michael Ostrzyga
Authorship:
- by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Michael Ostrzyga (b. 1975), "On the beach at night, alone", 2007. [chorus, violin, and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Michael Ostrzyga
This text was added to the website: 2008-03-06
Line count: 17
Word count: 77