The stones were sharp, The wind came at my back; Walking along the highway, Mincing like a cat. - Theodore Roethke

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The stones were sharp,
The wind came at my back;
Walking along the highway,
Mincing like a cat.

mincing walking cat highway wind attitude
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About Theodore Roethke

Theodore Huebner Roethke (IPA: ['ɹ ɛ t.ki]; RET-key) (25 May 1908 – 1 August 1963) was an American poet who published several volumes of poetry characterized by their rhythm and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book, The Waking.

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The fields stretch out in long unbroken rows.
We walk aware of what is far and close.
Here distance is familiar as a friend.
The feud we kept with space comes to an end.
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