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 | Leaves of grass (1872) |  |
Cavalry Crossing a Ford.
A line in long array, where they wind betwixt green islands;They take a serpentine course—their arms flash in the sun—Hark to the musical clank;
Behold the silvery river—in it the splashing horses, loitering, stop to drink;
Behold the brown-faced men—each group, each person, a picture—the negligent rest on the saddles;
Some emerge on the opposite bank—others are just entering the ford—while,
Scarlet, and blue, and snowy white,
The guidon flags flutter gaily in the wind.
| Leaves of grass (1872) | |