XII 2.1 Song of the Open Road by Walt Whitman Solved Ice Breakers, Brainstorming activities and appreciation of the poem
Prepared by Mrs. Premjit Sunil Gatigante Shriniwas Bagarka Junior College , Andheri East , Mumbai 2.1 SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose. Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I myself am good-fortune, Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing, Done with indoor complaints, libraries, querulous criticisms, Strong and content I travel the open road. The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know they are very well where they are, I know they suffice for those who belong to them. (Still here I carry my old delicious burdens, I carry them, men and women, I carry them with me wherever I go, I swear it is impossible for me to get rid of them, I am fill’d with them,...