Thinking of the tragedy in Japan, I found myself looking through Theodore Roethke's poems. I knew that there must be some words there for me to reflect upon.
I pray for all who are suffering, frightened, and struggling.
THE ADAMANT by Theodore Roethke
Thought does not crush to stone.
The great sledge drops in vain.
Truth never is undone;
Its shafts remain.
The great sledge drops in vain.
Truth never is undone;
Its shafts remain.
The teeth of knitted gears
Turn slowly through the night,
But the true substance bears
The hammer's weight.
Compression cannot break
A center so congealed;
The tool can chip no flake:
The core lies sealed.
