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Walt Whitman's view of love was expansive and inclusive, encompassing not just romantic love but also love for humanity, comradeship, and the natural world. He explored the depths of both joyous and painful experiences of love, emphasizing its...

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masterofyou · 70-79, M

Interesting.....

LeopoldBloom · M

He came up with my favorite quote, from the end of Respondez!:

"Let the limited years of life do nothing for the limitless years of death! (What do you suppose death will do, then?)"

val70 · 51-55

@LeopoldBloom

I've always found the last verse of Leaves of Grass likewise so very powerful, but my own favourite quote is: "Give me the splendid, silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling.”

Thinkerbell · 41-45, F

Frost was pretty good too...

val70 · 51-55

@Thinkerbell

masterofyou · 70-79, M

Pain in pleasure, pleasure in pain....

therighttothink50 · 56-60, M

[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX4MKIDvXLM]

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val70 · 51-55

@therighttothink50 The pleasure of living is the pleasure of the moment. No, not of the past nor of the future. Just the present. Wake up to that, my lovely stranger

therighttothink50 · 56-60, M

@val70 give this film a try.

[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIElO1nI8a8]

val70 · 51-55

@therighttothink50 here's an oldie for one
[media=https://youtu.be/xBfB-hU-vWE]

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