“The Waking” by Theodore Roethke

poetry, Uncategorized 1 Minute

My contribution for the Ragtag Community prompt of the day, sleep,  is not my own. It is a poem by one of my favorite poets of the mid twentieth century, Theodore Roethke. I share this villanelle from the Poetry Foundation (poetryfoundation.org).

The Waking, by Theodore Roethke

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