ROETHKE SAYS:
"The flying fabric stitched on bone,
The vesture of the skeleton,
The garment neither fur nor hair,
The cloak of evil and despair,
The veil long violated by
Caresses of the hand and eye."
~excerpt from "Epidermal Macabre" by Theodore Roethke
Skeleton painting by Roethke Suicide
"Decay" print by Xkot Toxsik