The question, O me! so sad, recurring - What good amid these, O me, O life? That you are here - that life exists and identity, that the powerful play… - Walt Whitman

The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.

That you are here — that life exists and identity,
That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.

What cities the light or warmth penetrates I penetrate those cities myself,
All islands to which birds wing their way I wing my way myself.

Come I should like to hear you tell me what there is in yourself that is not just as wonderful,
And I should like to hear the name of anything between Sunday morning and Saturday night that is not just as wonderful.

The young are beautiful — but the old are more beautiful than the young.