Mary Oliver (b1935)
American poet—her poetry rings all the little bells
Mary Oliver’s poetry is expansive. She’s in touch with a lot
of geography, and she invites readers to think all the way to their horizons.
I’ve taken the time to re-read “The summer day” recently,
here’s an excerpt:
“Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
With your one wild and precious life?”
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
With your one wild and precious life?”
That, as they say, is a very good question. Just for
starters, it’s a marvelous provocation to think deeply about my “wild and
precious life,” and to dedicate myself to making sure that it’s at least a
little bit of each.
I’m a grandfather….I think I can still do wild.
I’ll ask the kids for a little help.
"The summer day" from Mary Oliver, New and Selected Poems 1992.
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