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Poems Of Walt Whitman: Last Invocation, The

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From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Whitman, Walt

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Last Invocation, The

At the last, tenderly, From the walls of the powerful fortress'd house, From the clasp of the knitted locks, from the keep of the well - closed doors, Let me be wafted.

Let me glide noiselessly forth; With the key of softness unlock the locks - with a whisper, Set ope the doors O soul.

Tenderly - be not impatient, (Strong is your hold O mortal flesh, Strong is your hold O love).

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