from what any one supposed and luckier Here he demonstrates that death is not a loss but a gain It opens the way to eternal life Through death the soul becomes free and joins the universe Thus death is a gate to higher existence Union of Soul with Nature After death the soul does not vanish It becomes one with nature and the stars The poet says I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles These lines suggest that Whitman s spirit is deeply rooted in nature Death helps the soul merge with the eternal divine In short Whitman glorifies death as peaceful kind and eternal He finds life in death and death in life His vision removes fear and fills the heart with hope Through death he reaches the divine truth of endless life