In the third stanza, the poem reads “My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still, My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse or will” (Whitman 1) means that Lincoln no longer answers or speaks and lies without answering anyone. Whitman writes “The ship is anchored safe and sound, her voyage is done and done, From the fearful voyage the victorious ship returns with the object conquered” (Whitman 1) means that Lincoln can rest in peace because the union has conquered the war and the The United States can begin recovery from the war. In the poem, Whitman writes “Rejoice, O shores, and ring, O bells! But I with sad step walk upon the deck where my captain lies, fallen cold and dead” (Whitman 1). Whitman is telling Lincoln to listen to the cheers and the ringing of bells in excitement that the war is over. Whitman mourns the loss of the president and the fact that he will never walk the bridge again. Lincoln is cold now and