Leaves of Grass

This Moment

This moment yearning and thoughtful sitting alone,

It seems to me there are other men in other lands yearning and thoughtful,

It seems to me I can look over and behold them in Germany, Italy,

France, Spain,

Or far, far away, in China, or in Russia or talking other dialects,

And it seems to me if I could know those men I should become

attached to them as I do to men in my own lands,

O I know we should be brethren and lovers,

I know I should be happy with them.