Walt Whitman on the great outdoors
“Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons,
It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.”
–Walt Whitman, “Song of the Open Road” (1856)
“Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons,
It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.”
–Walt Whitman, “Song of the Open Road” (1856)
July 21st, 2004 at 6:20 pm
Another favorite..
“Oh public road. I say I am not afraid to leave you, and yet I love you. You express me better than I can express myself.”
– Walt Whitman.
July 22nd, 2004 at 10:04 am
Fine, I’ll set up the tent for you. Get your butt out here already.