Leaves of Grass (1891-92)


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A CHRISTMAS GREETING.


 

From a Northern Star-Group to a Southern. 1889-'90.

WELCOME, Brazilian brother—thy ample place is ready;
A loving hand—a smile from the north—a sunny instant hail!
(Let the future care for itself, where it reveals its troubles, im-
         pedimentas,
Ours, ours the present throe, the democratic aim, the acceptance
         and the faith;)
To thee to-day our reaching arm, our turning neck—to thee
         from us the expectant eye,
Thou cluster free! thou brilliant lustrous one! thou, learning well,
The true lesson of a nation's light in the sky,
(More shining than the Cross, more than the Crown,)
The height to be superb humanity.
 
 
 
 
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