I knew a woman, lovely in her bones,
When small birds sighed, she would sigh back at them;
Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one:
The shapes a bright container can contain!
Of her choice virtues only gods should speak,
Or English poets who grew up on Greek
(I'd have them sing in chorus, cheek to cheek).
Source: Source: Roethke, Theodore. "I Knew a Woman." The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke. New York:
Random House Inc., 1961. Poetry Foundation. Web. 9 June 2011.
Which excerpt best illustrates a contemplative mood?
"I'd have them sing in chorus,"
“Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one."
"The shapes a bright container can contain!"
"lovely in her bones,"