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Leaves of Grass (1891-92)
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ORANGE BUDS BY MAIL FROM FLORIDA.
[Voltaire closed a famous argument by claiming that a ship of war and the grand opera were proofs enough of civilization's and France's progress, in his day.]
A lesser proof than old Voltaire's, yet greater, |
Proof of this present time, and thee, thy broad expanse,
America,
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To my plain Northern hut, in outside clouds and snow, |
Brought safely for a thousand miles o'er land and tide, |
Some three days since on their own soil live-sprouting, |
Now here their sweetness through my room unfolding, |
A bunch of orange buds by mail from Florida. |
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