Why are there men and women that while they are nigh me the… - Walt Whitman

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Why are there men and women that while they are nigh me the sunlight expands my blood? Why when they leave me do my pennants of joy sink flat and lank?

Walt Whitman

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Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American journalist and poet, most famous for his lifelong work on his book Leaves of Grass.

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Mantén tu rostro siempre hacia la luz del sol, y las sombras caerán detrás de ti.

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