Mary Oliver (born September 10, 1935) is an American poet who has won the National Book Award and the Pu...
I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed. Mary Oliver
I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.
I don't ask for the sights in front of me to change, only the depth of my seeing. Mary Oliver
I don't ask for the sights in front of me to change, only the depth of my seeing.
The dream of my life is to lie down by a slow river and stare at the light in the trees - to learn something by being nothing. Mary Oliver
The dream of my life is to lie down by a slow river and stare at the light in the trees - to learn something by being nothing.
And I say to my heart: rave on. Mary Oliver
And I say to my heart: rave on.
To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. Mary Oliver
To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.
Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. Mary Oliver
Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.
One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began.... Mary Oliver
One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began....
People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it. They don't want fancy work. Mary Oliver
People want poetry. They need poetry. They get it. They don't want fancy work.
So this is how you swim inward. So this is how you flow outwards. So this is how you pray. Mary Oliver
So this is how you swim inward. So this is how you flow outwards. So this is how you pray.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Mary Oliver
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
In this universe we are given two gifts: the ability to love and the ability to question. Which are, at the same time, the fires that warm us and the fires that scorch us. Mary Oliver
In this universe we are given two gifts: the ability to love and the ability to question. Which are, at the same time, the fires that warm us and the fires that scorch us.
One thing I do know is that poetry, to be understood, must be clear. Mary Oliver
One thing I do know is that poetry, to be understood, must be clear.
