209. Last Invocation, The. Whitman, Walt. 1900. Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman (1819–1892). Leaves of Grass. 1900.

209. The Last Invocation

1 AT the last, tenderly,
From the walls of the powerful, fortress’d house,
From the clasp of the knitted locks—from the keep of the well-closed doors,
Let me be wafted.

2 Let me glide noiselessly forth;	5
With the key of softness unlock the locks—with a whisper,
Set ope the doors, O Soul!

3 Tenderly! be not impatient!
(Strong is your hold, O mortal flesh!
Strong is your hold, O love.)	10