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"
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Friday, April 26, 2013
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