Home » Famous Poems » Walt Whitman » From My Last Years

From My Last Years

Read 'From My Last Years' by 'Walt Whitman' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

From My Last Years by Walt Whitman

 FROM my last years, last thoughts I here bequeath, 
Scatter’d and dropt, in seeds, and wafted to the West, 
Through moisture of Ohio, prairie soil of Illinois—through Colorado, California air, 
For Time to germinate fully.

Form: Free verse

♡Like0

Comments

Related Articles

Comments About This Poem

Share your interpretation, favorite passage, or thoughts about this famous poem. Please provide an in-depth and meaningful comment.

What do you think the poet was trying to say?
Which line had the biggest impact on you?
How does this poem relate to modern life?
What literary devices did you notice?

No comments have been posted yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.

Get a Premium Membership

Turn off ads, get more exposure for your poetry, and get more features with a Premium Membership.

Book: Diverse Voices: The Poetry of Human Rights and the Pursuit of Peace