Theodore Roethke Quote

God bless the roots! — Body and soul are one!
The small become the great, the great the small;
The right thing happens to the happy man.


"The Right Thing," ll. 7-9 - The Far Field (1964)


God bless the roots! — Body and soul are one! The small become the great, the great the small; The right thing happens to the happy man.

God bless the roots! — Body and soul are one! The small become the great, the great the small; The right thing happens to the happy man.

God bless the roots! — Body and soul are one! The small become the great, the great the small; The right thing happens to the happy man.

God bless the roots! — Body and soul are one! The small become the great, the great the small; The right thing happens to the happy man.