Walt Whitman - A Civility Too Long Neglected lyrics

The foregoing reminds me of something. As the individualities I would mainly portray have certainly been slighted by folks who make pictures, volumes, poems, out of them—as a faint testimonial of my own gratitude for many hours of peace and comfort in half-sickness, (and not by any means sure but they will somehow get wind of the compliment,) I hereby dedicate the last half of these Specimen Days to the bees, glow-worms, (swarming millions black-birds,of them indescribably dragon-flies,strange and beautiful at night pond-turtles,over the pond and creek,) mulleins, tansy, peppermint,water-snakes, moths, (great and little, some crows, splendid fellows,)millers, mosquitoes,cedars, bu*terflies,tulip-trees, (and all other trees,) wasps and hornets,and to the spots and memories cat-birds, (and all other birds,)of those days, and the creek.