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Author: Theodore Roethke (1908-1963)
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 Believe me, knot of gristle, I bleed like a tree;
(from Praise to the End!) * W. Bolcom: Give way, ye gates
Dolor (I have known the inexorable sadness of pencils
) (from The Lost Son and Other Poems) - H. Lindenfeld *
First meditation (On love's worst ugly day) (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke - Meditation of an Old Woman) - W. Bolcom *
From whence cometh song (From whence cometh song?
) (from The Far Field) - N. Rorem *
From whence cometh song?
(from The Far Field) * N. Rorem, N. Rorem, D. Hagen: Song
Give way, ye gates (Believe me, knot of gristle, I bleed like a tree;
) (from Praise to the End!) - W. Bolcom *
Goo-girl (from I Am! Says the Lamb) - S. Adler [x] *
I have known the inexorable sadness of pencils
(from The Lost Son and Other Poems) * H. Lindenfeld: Dolor
I knew a woman (I knew a woman, lovely in her bones) (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) - W. Bolcom *
I knew a woman, lovely in her bones (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) * W. Bolcom: I knew a woman
I saw a young snake glide
(from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) * N. Rorem: Snake
I strolled across an open field (I strolled across/ An open field
) (from The Lost Son and Other Poems) - N. Rorem *
I strolled across/ An open field
(from The Lost Son and Other Poems) * D. Hagen, J. Cloud: The waking
N. Rorem: I strolled across an open field
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow
(from The Waking: Poems 1933-1953) * W. Bolcom, N. Rorem: The waking
Interlude (from Open House) - N. Rorem [x] *
Let others probe the mystery if they can * W. Bolcom: The right thing
Meditations of an old woman (What can I tell my bones) (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) [x] * N. Rorem: What can I tell my bones
Memory (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) - N. Rorem [x] *
My lizard (My lizard, my lively writher
) (from The Far Field) - S. Barber *
My lizard, my lively writher
(from The Far Field) * S. Barber: My lizard
My papa's waltz (The whiskey on your breath
) (from The Lost Son and Other Poems) * D. Diamond, N. Rorem: My papa's waltz
My secrets cry aloud (from Open House) * W. Bolcom: Open house
Myrtle (from I Am! Says the Lamb) - S. Adler [x] *
Myrtle's cousin (from I Am! Says the Lamb) [x] * S. Adler: Myrtle's cousin
Night crow (from The Lost Son and Other Poems) - N. Rorem [x] *
On love's worst ugly day (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke - Meditation of an Old Woman) * W. Bolcom: First meditation
Open house (My secrets cry aloud) (from Open House) - W. Bolcom *
Orchids (They lean over the path
) (from The Lost Son and Other Poems) - N. Rorem *
Root cellar - N. Rorem [x] *
Snake (I saw a young snake glide
) (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) - N. Rorem *
Song (From whence cometh song?
) (from The Far Field) - N. Rorem, D. Hagen *
Song (From whence cometh song?) (From whence cometh song?
) (from The Far Field) * N. Rorem, N. Rorem, D. Hagen: Song
The apparition (from The Far Field) - N. Rorem, N. Rorem [x] *
The cow (There once was a cow
) (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) - K. Benshoof, H. Lindenfeld *
The kitty-cat bird (from I Am! Says the Lamb) - G. Kubik [x] *
The lamb (from I Am! Says the Lamb) - G. Kubik [x] *
The monotony song (from I Am! Says the Lamb) - G. Kubik, J. Lamb [x] *
The right thing (Let others probe the mystery if they can) - W. Bolcom *
The serpent (There was a Serpent who had to sing
) (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) - L. Hoiby, N. Rorem, W. Bolcom, A. Imbrie, G. Kubik *
The sloth (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) - G. Kubik [x] *
The voice (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) - H. Baumgartner [x] *
The waking (I strolled across/ An open field
) (from The Lost Son and Other Poems) - D. Hagen, J. Cloud *
The waking (I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow
) (from The Waking: Poems 1933-1953) - W. Bolcom, N. Rorem *
The whiskey on your breath
(from The Lost Son and Other Poems) * D. Diamond, N. Rorem: My papa's waltz
The yak (from I Am! Says the Lamb) - S. Adler [x] *
There once was a cow
(from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) * K. Benshoof, H. Lindenfeld: The cow
There was a Serpent who had to sing
(from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) * L. Hoiby, N. Rorem, W. Bolcom, A. Imbrie, G. Kubik: The serpent
They lean over the path
(from The Lost Son and Other Poems) * N. Rorem: Orchids
What can I tell my bones (What can I tell my bones) (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) - N. Rorem [x] *
What can I tell my bones (from Words for the Wind: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke) [x] * N. Rorem: What can I tell my bones
Wish for a young wife (My lizard, my lively writher
) (from The Far Field) * S. Barber: My lizard
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