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| 1191. | At Great Pond by Mary Oliver | | At Great Pond
the sun, rising,
scrapes his orange breast
on the thick pines,
and down tumble
a few orange feathers into
the dark water.
On the... |
| 1192. | Sleeping In The Forest by Mary Oliver | | I thought the earth remembered me,
she took me back so tenderly,
arranging her dark skirts, her pockets
full of lichens and seeds.
I slept as neve... |
| 1193. | Peonies by Mary Oliver | | This morning the green fists of the peonies are getting ready
to break my heart
as the sun rises,
as the sun strokes them with his old, buttery fi... |
| 1194. | Heron Rises From The Dark, Summer Pond by Mary Oliver | | So heavy
is the long-necked, long-bodied heron,
always it is a surprise
when her smoke-colored wings
open
and she turns
from the thick water,
... |
| 1195. | The Humpbacks by Mary Oliver | | Listen, whatever it is you try
to do with your life, nothing will ever dazzle you
like the dreams of your body,
its spirit
longing to fly while ... |
| 1196. | Clapp's Pond by Mary Oliver | | Three miles through the woods
Clapp's Pond sprawls stone gray
among oaks and pines,
the late winter fields
where a pheasant blazes up
lifting h... |
| 1197. | Happiness by Mary Oliver | | In the afternoon I watched
the she-bear; she was looking
for the secret bin of sweetness -
honey, that the bees store
in the trees’ soft caves.
... |
| 1199. | Toward The Space Age by Mary Oliver | | We must begin to catch hold of everything
around us, for nobody knows what we
may need. We have to carry along
the air, even; and the weight we onc... |
| 1200. | Last Night the Rain Spoke to Me by Mary Oliver | | Last night
the rain
spoke to me
slowly, saying,
what joy
to come falling
out of the brisk cloud,
to be happy again
in a new way
on the eart... |
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