Walt Whitman

 The Sunshine

Another lovely quote from the American poet Walt Whitman - 

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you"

 Born on Long Island, NY in 1892 Walt Whitman lead a hard scrabble life.  He was the second of nine children and spent his time growing up in Brooklyn, NY.  He started in the printing trade at the age of 12 and was a writer and editor of several papers, similar to Ben Franklin in 1770's Philadelphia. 

He spent his time reading books, going to the library, and seeing plays and operas. He also worked as a school teacher, printer, and journalist.  

He introduced a new form of poetry with Leaves of Grass and Song of Myself.  He visited his brother during the Civil War and was deeply impacted with the realities of war and he lived among the sick and dying which shaped his writing going forward. 

Keep looking toward the sun and cast a long shadow. 

With Love,

Coach K