BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Poetry@lemmy.world · 3 months agoMary Oliver, "Wild Geese".lemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down11
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minus-squareschmorplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoBig favourite poem, though it should come with a warning that it turns people into animists. When I don’t feel right, the first line ‘You do not have to be good.’ is such a relief.
minus-squareBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoMary Oliver was a treasure of a poet.
Big favourite poem, though it should come with a warning that it turns people into animists.
When I don’t feel right, the first line ‘You do not have to be good.’ is such a relief.
Mary Oliver was a treasure of a poet.