As Adam Early in the Morning

by Walt Whitman — a poem card from Justes Mots

A brief, intimate poem invoking Adam's fresh awakening and inviting physical and spiritual connection without shame or fear. Whitman celebrates embodied presence and human touch as natural and sacred. The poem works as a tender greeting celebrating acceptance, openness, and the beauty of the physical body.

As Adam early in the morning,
Walking forth from the bower refresh’d with sleep,
Behold me where I pass, hear my voice, approach,
Touch me, touch the palm of your hand to my body as I pass,
Be not afraid of my body.…

Themes: love · new-baby · wedding · friendship