By day the bat is cousin to the mouse.
He likes the attic of an aging house.
His fingers make a hat about his head.
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This makes me pumped up before my matchs and icome to my smackdowns! ! ! !
Roethke is a master of both humor and the poetic skills to present such enjoyable pieces of work!
Roethke was one of my first intros to poetry. Much of his work is well constructed and inspiring for a young writer. Now an old writer, he is simply vintage to revisit and remember - slc