OUT OF THE ROLLING OCEAN THE CROWD
TRUE EXPRESSIONS
PHOTOGRAPHER : RONALD KOTINSKY
OUT OF THE ROLLING OCEAN THE CROWD
Out of the rolling ocean the crowd came a drop gently to me , Whispering , I love you , before long I die , I have travell ’ d a long way merely to look on you to touch you , For I could not die till I once look ’ d on you , For I fear ’ d I might afterward lose you .
Now we have met , we have look ’ d , we are safe , Return in peace to the ocean my love , I too am part of that ocean , my love , we are not so much separated , Behold the great rondure , the cohesion of all , how perfect ! But as for me , for you , the irresistible sea is to separate us , As for an hour carrying us diverse , yet cannot carry us diverse forever ; Be not impatient – a little space – know you I salute the air , the ocean and the land , Every day at sundown for your dear sake , my love .
Walt Whitman 1819 — 1892
PORTFOLIO MAGAZINE 63