I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love… - Walt Whitman

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I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, If you want me again look for me under your bootsoles.

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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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I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, If you want me again look for me under your bootsoles. - Walt Whitman

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