Listen to these lines from "Song of Myself": And as to you Death, and you bitter hug of mortality, it is idle to try to alarm me.

VOA: special.2009.04.12

It warned parents never to kiss, hug or physically comfort their children.

VOA: special.2009.03.15

That's the mother's cue to hug the baby to the breast."

VOA: special.2010.08.04

Pick your baby up. Cuddle your baby. Hug him!

VOA: special.2010.05.13

When asked what he loves most on this special day Mathew is quick to answer. "Maybe a Valentine's gift, a nice hug,kiss,a special kiss that's very profound.

VOA: standard.2010.02.13

I'll never be able to hug them," The top U.S.military officer, Admiral Michael Mullen, says intelligence officers are studying the video, but he declined to share their conclusions during a news conference.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20