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The real poems,
what we call poems,
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being merely pictures.
The poems of the privacy of the night.
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And of men like me.
:20:08
This poem,
drooping shy and unseen,
:20:11
that I always carry.
And that all men carry."
:20:14
Not bad for Whitman.
:20:16
Hey, look,
we got a visitor.
:20:19
I'm sorry,
I didn't mean to interrupt.
:20:22
Well, don't apologize,
come on up here, darling.
:20:25
We could use a little something here
besides the smell of lumber.
:20:29
Dad,
this is Allison Hamilton.
:20:31
Allison,
I'm glad to meet you.
:20:33
- Allie.
- Allie.
:20:34
Pleased to meet you,
Mr. Calhoun.
:20:35
Well Mr. Calho...
What, am I old or something?
:20:38
You can call me Frank.
:20:39
- Here, come in and have a seat.
- Okay.
:20:42
So, Allie.
Well, yeah, she is pretty, son.
:20:45
- Yes.
- She's a lot prettier than you let on.
:20:48
- Oh, is that right?
- No, it's not right.
:20:50
Don't believe what he says.
:20:51
- What is this you got?
- Umm, I... uh, I just...
:20:54
I brought you something.
:20:55
Let me see.
Let's have a look.
:20:58
- Did you do this?
- Mm-hmm.
:21:00
Well, that's beautiful.
Look at that.
:21:02
That's a damn picture there.
:21:05
Well, I know just where we can
put that, thank you.
:21:08
Oh, that was
a lovely poem.
:21:11
What was it?
:21:12
- EI...
- Whitman.
:21:14
See when he was a little kid
he used to stutter real bad.
:21:17
- Dad...
- So... well, you did.
:21:20
- I didn't know that.
- God. I stammered.
:21:22
Stammered, stutter,
what's the difference?
:21:24
Couldn't understand
a damn thing he said.
:21:26
So, I got him to read me poetry
out loud.
:21:30
It wasn't
very pretty at first,
:21:31
but then his stutter
went away.
:21:33
Well, it's a good idea,
that poetry.
:21:34
- Yeah, I thought so.
- Huh?
:21:36
Unbelievable,
unbelievable.
:21:39
I'm a Tennyson man,
myself, but he likes Whitman...
:21:41
For some reason,
I don't know.
:21:43
Say, how would you like some breakfast?
Would you like some breakfast?
:21:46
- Breakfast?
- Yeah.
:21:47
- Dad, it's 10:00.
- What's that got to do with it?
:21:50
You can have pancakes
any damn time of night you want.
:21:52
- Come on, you want some breakfast?
- Sure.
:21:56
It was an improbable romance.