Theodore Roethke

Those who are willing to be vulnerable move among mysteries. ↗

— Theodore Roethke

#poetry #life

By daily dying, I have come to be. ↗

— Theodore Roethke

#growth #death

Art is the means we have of undoing the damage of haste. It's what everything else isn't. ↗

— Theodore Roethke

#art

Nothing would give up life: Even the dirt keeps breathing a small breath. ↗

— Theodore Roethke

#life

All lovers live by longing, and endure: Summon a vision and declare it pure. ↗

— Theodore Roethke

#love

The stones were sharp, The wind came at my back; Walking along the highway, Mincing like a cat. ↗

— Theodore Roethke

#cat #highway #mincing #walking #wind

I came to love, I came into my own. ↗

— Theodore Roethke

#i #i came #into #love #my own

I learn by going where I have to go. ↗

— Theodore Roethke

#going #i #learn #where

Love begets love. This torment is my joy. ↗

— Theodore Roethke

#joy #love #torment

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible. ↗

— Theodore Roethke

#more #more people #need #people #specialize