Part. 1

Come, lovely and soothing death,
Undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving,
In the day, in the night, to all, to each,
Sooner or later, delicate death.

-William Whitman (1819 - 1892), 'Ode to Death

Part. 2

Have none chanted for thee a chant of fullest welcome?
Then I chant it for thee, I glorify thee above all,
I bring thee a song that when thou must indeed come, come unfalteringly...

- Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), 'Ode to Death'

Part. 3

...Praise! Praise! Praise!
For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death...

-William Whitman (1819 - 1892), 'Ode to Death'