Friendship Poems

Friendship Poems by Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman Biography
Walter Whitman, the second of nine children to be born to Walter and Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, was born in West Hills, Town of Huntington, Long Island, on May 31, 1819. From the moment he was born, he was nicknamed Walt to distinguish him from... Continue reading Walt Whitman Biography

Pensive on Her Dead Gazing, I Heard the Mother of All.
By Walt Whitman PENSIVE, on her dead gazing, I heard the Mother of All, Desperate, on the torn bodies, on the forms covering the battle-fields gazing; (As the last gun ceased--but the scent of the powder-smoke linger'd;) As she call'd to her earth with mournful... Continue reading Pensive on Her Dead Gazing, I Heard the Mother of All.

Mother and Babe.
By Walt Whitman I SEE the sleeping babe, nestling the breast of its mother; The sleeping mother and babe--hush'd, I study them long and long.... Continue reading Mother and Babe.