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Leaves of Grass (1891-92)
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UNSEEN BUDS.
UNSEEN buds, infinite, hidden well, |
Under the snow and ice, under the darkness, in every square or
cubic inch,
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Germinal, exquisite, in delicate lace, microscopic, unborn, |
Like babes in wombs, latent, folded, compact, sleeping; |
Billions of billions, and trillions of trillions of them waiting, |
(On earth and in the sea—the universe—the stars there in the
heavens,)
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Urging slowly, surely forward, forming endless, |
And waiting ever more, forever more behind. |
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