Apart from the pulling and hauling stands what I am, Stands amused, complacent, compassionating, idle, unitary, Looks down, is erect, or bends an arm… - Walt Whitman

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Apart from the pulling and hauling stands what I am,
Stands amused, complacent, compassionating, idle, unitary,
Looks down, is erect, or bends an arm on an impalpable certain rest,
Looking with side-curved head curious what will come next,
Both in and out of the game and watching and wondering at it.

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About Walt Whitman

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.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, George Collins Cox / Adam Cuerden (Public domain / CC0)

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إني أرى شيئا من الله كل ساعة من الساعات الأربع والعشرين
وكل لحظة في وجوه الرجال والنساء أرى الله
وفي وجهي أمام المرآة.
فإنني أرى رسائل من الله ملقاة في الشوارع
وكل رسالة موقعة من الله
وأنا أترك الرسائل مكانها
فأنا أعلم أنني حيثما حللت
فإن رسائل أخرى ستظل تجيء ٬ إلى الأبد

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"Whoever you are holding me now in hand,
Without one thing all will be useless,
I give you fair warning before you attempt me further,
I am not what you supposed, but far different."

-from "Whoever You Are Holding Me Now in Hand"

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