Do these analogies perplex? A sky with clouds,

The motion of the moon, and waves at play,

The motion of the moon, and waves at play,
The motion of the moon, and waves at play,
A sea-wind pausing in a summer tree.
A sea-wind pausing in a summer tree.
What does what it should do needs nothing more.
What does what it should do needs nothing more.
The body moves, though slowly, toward desire.
The body moves, though slowly, toward desire.
We come to something without knowing why. —Theodore Roethke
We come to something without knowing why.
—Theodore Roethke

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