Leaves of Grass (1882)/Autumn Rivulets/What am I After All

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3726066Leaves of Grass (1882) — What am I After AllWalt Whitman


WHAT AM I AFTER ALL.


What am I after all but a child, pleased with the sound of my own name? repeating it over and over;
I stand apart to hear—it never tires me.

To you your name also;
Did you think there was nothing but two or three pronunciations in the sound of your name?