Hadith 17:725
Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us, from al-A'mash, from Abu Khalid al-Walibi, who said: I used to sit with the companions of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), and perhaps they would not mention anything except poetry until they dispersed.
حدثنا أبو معاوية عن الأعمش عن أبي خالد الوالبي قال كنت أجلس مع أصحاب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فلعلهم لا يذكرون إلا الشعر حتى يتفرقوا