Mary Oliver has passed
and her memory goes on,
like a fading song, too soon.
that gently when the lyrical sound
gets turned down,
you reach for her words
as this is what she gave you,
not her essence.
her essence belongs to the
great beyond and the
silent moments she helped you
reflect on your own insides,
borrowing her voice,
pointing to droplets of dew on shards of grass,
wind through the wings of Wild Geese,
your own strength.
* * *
Mary Oliver’s
The Journey
Poetry
By
Mary Oliver
The Journey
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice–
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
“Mend my life!”
each voice cried.
But you didn’t stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do–
determined to save
the only life you could save.
Fiesta Estrellas 
Beautiful tribute to a wonderful poet. ❤
Thank you, Alethea
Wonderful tribute Ka. I love Mary Oliver’s poetry!
Thank you, Brad. Me too! I am mourning her, and appreciating her.
That sounds appropriate, especially in nature.
Wow yeah, Brad, definitely 💚
hugs…
Thank you
Thank you beautiful one ❤
Thank YOU, Lorrie 💚
I’m sad but sure her spirit is alive and well in the great beyond. Her words bless us in this world. Thank you for this comforting tribute.
I’m grateful that we can focus on the appreciation of all that we are given from this wonderful poet, Mary Oliver, and what we have received from her as inspiration from her words, so that her life contributes to us as writers, authors, humans, and lovers of nature. Thank you JoAnna 🙂
poetry most fitting
from poet
to poet 🙂
*Sigh*
I feel her light
Thank you