“The union of lakes--the union of lands-- The union of States none can sever-- The union of hearts--the union of hands-- And the flag of our Union for ever!” HeartStatesHandsLandUnionsUnityLakesFlags Book:Poems of George P. Morris: With a Memoir of the Author Source: Poems of George P. Morris: With a Memoir of the Author
“A terrible violence of creation,A flash into the burning heart of the abominable;Yet if we wait, unafraid, beyond the fearful instant,The burning lake turns into a forest pool,The fire subsides into rings of water,A sunlit silence.” IfsHeartTurnsWaitingWaterSilenceFireViolenceCreationTerribleRingsForestsBurningInstantLakesPoolFearfulFlashUnafraidBurning Heart Book:The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke Source: The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke