Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.
About Theodore Roethke
Theodore Huebner Roethke was an American poet. He is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation, having won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book The Waking, and the annual National Book Award for Poetry on two occasions: in 1959 for Words for the Wind, and posthumously in 1965 for The Far Field.
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What is madness but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance.
American poet (1907-1963)
I came to love, I came into my own.
American poet (1907-1963)
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.
American poet (1907-1963)
Love is not love until love’s vulnerable.
American poet (1907-1963)
What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.
American poet (1907-1963)
Love begets love. This torment is my joy.
American poet (1907-1963)
I learn by going where I have to go.
American poet (1907-1963)
Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.
American poet (1907-1963)
A mind too active is no mind at all.
American poet (1907-1963)
God bless the roots! Body and soul are one.
American poet (1907-1963)
Time marks us while we are marking time.
American poet (1907-1963)
The soul has many motions, body one.
American poet (1907-1963)
A lively understandable spirit Once entertained you. It will come again. Be still. Wait.
American poet (1907-1963)