"When I Am Among the Trees" By Mary Oliver

This track is a reading of Mary Oliver's poem "When I am Among the Trees". It's a wonderful reminder to do as the trees do, "to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine." Listeners are invited to enjoy this short, but sweet recording as part of their meditation or mindfulness practice.

Transcript

When I am among the trees, By Mary Oliver. When I am among the trees, Especially the willows and the honey locust, Equally the beech, The oaks and the pines, They give off such hints of gladness. I would almost say that they save me, And daily. I am so distant from the hope of myself, In which I am filled with goodness and discernment, And never hurry through the world, But walk slowly and bow often. Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, Stay a while, The light flows from their branches. And they call again, It's simple, They say, And you too have come into the world to do this, To go easy, To be filled with light, And to shine.

Reviews

A beautiful poem by Mary Oliver. Thank you for engaging the listener with your soothing voice.

Perfect..as I go off to hike amongst the trees I wil recall these beautiful words.

Everything Mary Oliver wrote is gold 💛. The reading of this poem is lovely & the perfect way to end my day.

So wonderful

Perfect timing! Thank you so much! 💜