The speaker remembers "the sterile sands and the fields beyond", where he, as a young boy, leaves his bed and "wanders alone".
The speaker remembers "the sterile sands and the fields beyond", where he, as a young boy, leaves his bed and "wanders alone". This poem includes a conversation with a "bird that chanted to me", addressed as "sad brother." Originally titled "A Child's Reminiscence," this poem starts out with a recollection of the poet's origins on the shores of Manhattan and involves hearing a bird's "aria" as a "musical shuttle." When the speaker understands that he is to become a poet, "a thousand warbling echoes" rise within him, "never to die". For 10 points, name this poem that chronicles a dialogue with the sea and a mockingbird, written by Walt Whitman.
The speaker remembers "the sterile sands and the fields beyond", where he, as a young boy, leaves his bed and "wanders alone".
"Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking"