English poem

While Behind All Firm and Erect

While behind all, firm and erect as ever, Undismay’d amid the rapids—amid the irresistible and deadly urge, Stands a helmsman, with brow elate and strong hand.

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Who Learns My Lesson Complete?

All 594 poems by Walt Whitman