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Theodore Roethke

“I prefer the still joy:
The wasp drinking at the edge of my cup;
A snake lifting its head;
A snail's music.”

Theodore Roethke, The Collected Poems
tags: joy, nature
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The Collected Poems The Collected Poems by Theodore Roethke
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