Here, Sailor

Here, Sailor - fact Summary

Part of Leaves of Grass

This short lyric addresses sailors directly, offering the speaker as a trustworthy pilot to guide a ship into harbor. Using the small-boat image of the speaker rowing out to hail a vessel, the poem frames intimacy, practical help, and moral reliability. It compresses Whitman’s recurring celebration of maritime life into a compact vow of guidance and fellowship, suggesting democratic accessibility of care and leadership.