Be firm, rail over the river, to support those who lean idly, yet haste with the hasting current ;
Fly on, sea-birds ! fly sideways, or wheel in large circles high in the air ;
Receive the summer-sky, you water! and faithfully hold it, till all downcast eyes have time to take it from you ;
Diverge, fine spokes of light, from the shape of my head, or any one's head, in the sun-lit water ;
Come on, ships from the lower bay ! pass up or down, white-sailed schooners, sloops, lighters !
Flaunt away, flags of all nations ! be duly lowered at sunset ;
Burn high your fires, foundry chimneys ! cast black shadows at nightfall ! cast red and yellow light over the tops of the houses;
Appearances, now or henceforth, indicate what you are ;
You necessary film, continue to envelop the Soul ;
About my body for me, and your body for you, be hung our divinest aromas ;
Thrive, cities ! bring your freight, bring your shows, ample and sufficient rivers ;
Expand, being than which none else is perhaps more spiritual ;
Keep your places, objects than which none else is more lasting.

25. "We descend upon you and all things — we arrest you all,
We realize the Soul only by you, you faithful solids and fluids,