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I came where the river Ran over stones My ears knew An early joy. And all the waters Of all the streams Sang in my veins That summer day.

Theodore Roethke

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Theodore Roethke
Age: 55 †
Born: 1908
Born: May 25
Died: 1963
Died: August 1
Poet
Teacher
Writer
Saginaw
Michigan
Early
Ran
Joy
Streams
Knew
River
Came
Rivers
Water
Stones
Ears
Sang
Rain
Veins
Summer
Waters

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