"My Papa's Waltz," ll. 1-4
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
Theodore Roethke: Frases en inglés
“Bless me and the maze I'm in!
Hello, thingy spirit.”
"I Cry, Love! Love!," ll. 20-21
Praise to the End! (1951)
“I bleed my bones, their marrow to bestow
Upon that God who knows what I would know.”
Theodore Roethke libro The Far Field
"The Marrow," ll. 23-24
The Far Field (1964)
Fuente: Poetry and Craft (1965), p. 89
“You can't make poetry simply by avoiding clichés.”
Poetry and Craft (1965)
“I study the lives on a leaf: the little
Sleepers, numb nudgers in cold dimensions.”
"The Minimal," ll. 1-2
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
"The Lost Son," ll. 107-111
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
The Lost Son, ll. 161 - 167
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
Theodore Roethke libro The Far Field
"The Lizard," ll. 27-31
The Far Field (1964)
"Moss-Gathering," ll. 9-13
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
Theodore Roethke The Waking
The Waking (1953), The Waking
"The Light Comes Brighter," ll. 17-20
Open House (1941)
"Plaint," ll. 13-16
Words for the Wind (1958)
“A lively understandable spirit
Once entertained you.
It will come again.
Be still.
Wait.”
The Lost Son," ll. 168-172
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
“Being, not doing, is my first joy.”
Theodore Roethke libro The Far Field
"The Abyss," l. 100
The Far Field (1964)
"The Harsh Country," ll. 13-16
Prevously Uncollected Poems (1975)
“Nothing would give up life:
Even the dirt kept breathing a small breath.”
"Root Cellar," ll. 10-11
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
"The Shape of the Fire," ll. 56-63
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
"Cuttings (later)," ll. 1-4
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
“Mother of quartz, your words writhe into my ear.
Renew the light, lewd whisper.”
"The Shape of the Fire," ll. 54 - 55
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
Theodore Roethke libro The Far Field
Body and soul are one!
The small become the great, the great the small;
The right thing happens to the happy man.
"The Right Thing," ll. 7-9
The Far Field (1964)
"The Sententious Man," ll. 31-36
Words for the Wind (1958)