Theodore Roethke (1908–1963) American poet
The Lost Son, ll. 24 - 35
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
“The salt said, look by the sea,
Your tears are not enough praise,
You will find no comfort here,
In the kingdom of bang and blab.”
The Lost Son, ll. 32 - 35
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)
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