This Moment, Yearning And Thoughtful

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THIS moment yearning and thoughtful, sitting alone,
It seems to me there are other men in other lands, yearning and
  thoughtful;
It seems to me I can look over and behold them, in Germany, Italy,
  France, Spain-or far, far away, in China, or in Russia or
  India-talking other dialects;
And it seems to me if I could know those men, I should become
  attached to them, as I do to men in my own lands;
O I know we should be brethren and lovers,
I know I should be happy with them.

© Walt Whitman