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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;

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.)