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Leaves of Grass (1891-92)
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ROOTS AND LEAVES THEMSELVES ALONE.
ROOTS and leaves themselves alone are these, |
Scents brought to men and women from the wild woods and
pond-side,
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Breast-sorrel and pinks of love, fingers that wind around tighter
than vines,
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Gushes from the throats of birds hid in the foliage of trees as the
sun is risen,
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Breezes of land and love set from living shores to you on the living
sea, to you O sailors!
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Frost-mellow'd berries and Third-month twigs offer'd fresh to
young persons wandering out in the fields when the winter
breaks up,
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Love-buds put before you and within you whoever you are, |
Buds to be unfolded on the old terms, |
If you bring the warmth of the sun to them they will open and
bring form, color, perfume, to you,
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If you become the aliment and the wet they will become flowers,
fruits, tall branches and trees.
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