I see you face to face."
In the sixth section of this poem, the speaker comforts the reader by saying "the dark threw its patches down upon me also," and in the fifth section, the speaker admits that the "curious abrupt questionings stir within me." This poem includes four consecutive lines that begin with the word "Just," including "Just as any of you is one of a living crowd, I was one of a crowd." That section also describes some seagulls, whom the speaker saw "high in the air / floating with motionless wings, oscillating their bodies." Originally published as "Sun-Down Poem" in the second edition of Leaves of Grass, this poem begins "Flood-tide below me! I see you face to face." For 10 points, name this poem by Walt Whitman that describes his thoughts while going "from shore to shore" on a boat.
In the sixth section of this poem, the speaker comforts the reader by saying "the dark threw its patches down upon me also," and in the fifth section, the speaker admits that the "curious abrupt questionings stir within me.
"{Crossing Brooklyn Ferry}"