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" Press close, bare-bosomed Night!
Press close, magnetic, nourishing Night!
Night of south winds! Night of the large, few stars!
Still, nodding Night! Mad, naked, Summer Night!

from Strophe 21, "Song of Myself "

Walt Whitman , Leaves of Grass


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Walt Whitman quote : Press close, bare-bosomed Night! <br />Press close, magnetic, nourishing Night!<br />Night of south winds! Night of the large, few stars!<br />Still, nodding Night! Mad, naked, Summer Night!<br /><br />from Strophe 21,