▁such , ▁leaving ▁the ▁book ▁complete ▁as ▁I ▁left ▁it , ▁consecutive ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁I ▁left ▁off , ▁making ▁always ▁an ▁un m ist ak able , ▁deep ▁down , ▁un ob liter able ▁division ▁line . G ard ner ' s ▁comp end ium ▁is ▁minim ally ▁invas ive ▁to ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁overall ▁scheme . ▁The ▁Death bed ▁collection ▁is ▁complete — de leted ▁po ems ▁( when ▁included ) ▁are ▁d uly ▁noted . ▁The ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁clusters ▁and ▁the ▁po ems ▁within ▁the ▁clusters ▁const itute ▁over ▁ 9 3 % ▁of ▁Whit man ' s ▁po ems . ▁These ▁remain ▁exactly ▁as ▁the ▁poet ▁had ▁decre ed ▁and ▁are ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁Book ▁II . ▁The ▁ 2 5 ▁Solo ▁Po ems ▁are ▁collected ▁into ▁a ▁cluster ▁of ▁their ▁own — Book ▁I ▁of ▁Whit man ' s ▁Code : ▁A ▁New ▁Bible . ▁Gard ner ' s ▁comp end ium ▁is ▁pred ic ated ▁on ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁Time : ▁I ▁accept ▁time ▁absolutely . ▁ ▁The ▁ 5 2 ▁Cant os ▁of ▁Song ▁of ▁Mys elf ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 6 5 ▁Cl uster ed ▁po ems ▁mirror ▁each ▁other — the ▁singular ▁W alt ▁Whit man ▁reflected ▁in ▁the ▁multi ples ▁of ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁year . ▁The ▁remaining ▁ 2 4 ▁" C ant icles " ▁suggest ▁Whit man ' s ▁day : ▁I ▁see ▁something ▁of ▁God ▁each ▁hour ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁and