Shut Not Your Doors

by Walt Whitman · 1881-1882
Published 01/07/1881

SHUT not your doors to me proud libraries,

For that which was lacking on all your well-fill'd shelves, yet needed most, I bring,

Forth from the war emerging, a book I have made,

The words of my book nothing, the drift of it every thing,

A book separate, not link'd with the rest nor felt by the intellect,

But you ye untold latencies will thrill to every page.

#libraries #memory #walt whitman #war trauma

4 likes

Related poems →

More by Walt Whitman

Read "Shut Not Your Doors" by Walt Whitman. One of the best and most popular poems on The Poet's Place. Discover more trending, inspiring, and beautiful poetry by Walt Whitman.