An interesting part of this poem concerns the anec
An interesting part of this poem concerns the anecdote of the "common farmer" whose children love him, prompting the poet's longing to "sit by him" in order that they may "touch each other".  Later, the description of a slave auction is contrasted with the body's role as the conduit between the soul and the world.  Earlier, the poet praised the "action and power" of the male figure and the reproductive powers of the female body, and he closes the poem with a catalogue of body parts.  FTP, what is this poem by Walt Whitman?
An interesting part of this poem concerns the anecdote of the "common farmer" whose children love him, prompting the poet's longing to "sit by him" in order that they may "touch each other".  
I Sing the Body Electric