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The self says, I am; The heart says, I am less; The spirit says, you are Nothing.

The self says, I am; The heart says, I am less; The spirit says, you are Nothing.

Theodore Roethke
Humility, Heart, Self
Theodore Roethke (1975). “The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke”, Anchor Books

I long for the imperishable quiet at the heart of form.

Theodore Roethke
Heart, Long, Quiet
Theodore Roethke (2011). “The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke”, p.273, Anchor

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.

Theodore Roethke
Heart, Fire, Lakes
Theodore Roethke (1975). “The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke”, Anchor Books

The poet: would rather eat a heart than a hambone.

Theodore Roethke
Heart, Poet
Theodore Roethke, Carolyn Kizer (2013). “On Poetry and Craft: Selected Prose”, p.84, Copper Canyon Press

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