Wild Geese (Mary Oliver)

I had posted my request for people's favorite poems to my facebook page, as well as here, and my friend Odelia responded with her fav-at-the-moment, Wild Geese by Mary Oliver.

I had never read the poem before or (shamefully) heard of the poet. The poem, I love. It's clear, simple - easy to understand words, declarative sentences. Its message is reassuring, its tone enveloping. It's a nature/nurture poem without being maudlin.

Thanks to Odelia for introducing me to this comforting poem and its acclaimed author.

Favorite line: "Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, / the world offers itself to your imagination"