A wave of Time hangs motionless on this particular shore. I notice a tree, arsenical grey in the light, or the slow Wheel of the stars, the Great Bear glittering colder than snow, And remember there was something else I was hoping for.

Quote by Theodore Roethke

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In 1953 Roethke married Beatrice O'Connell a former student. S. E.

In the November 1968 edition of the Atlantic Monthly former U. Roethke's work is characterized by its introspection rhythm and natural imagery.