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)

Theodore Roethke Quotes

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 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 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 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.