“The body and the soul know how to play In that dark world where gods have lost their way.”
Source: The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke
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Famous Theodore Roethke Quotes
“How body from spirit slowly does unwind, until we are pure spirit at the end.”
Source: The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke
“(I measure time by how a body sways.)”
Source: The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke
“God bless the roots! Body and soul are one.”
Source: Selected poems
“The soul has many motions, body one.”
Source: The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke