"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! 💜

Powerful words of wisdom

Mary Oliver ♥️. She always captured the soul of nature and left us with this wonderful legacy.

Beautiful reading.

Thank you for this pathway into deep healing sleep. Namaste

Beautiful- I have my favourite tree glade - thank you. 🌳🌴🌲✨

Lovely!

Beautifully read. Very moving. I have had that or this experience standing near shimmering trees, that do implore me to stay a while

I love Mary Oliver , your interpretation of her poem represented her well . Thank you 🙏

So much wisdom in the trees. Thank you 🙏

Lovely voice to read such beauty✨

What a beautiful rendering of this poem! Thank you!

There’s something about a poem being read aloud that really speaks so much more poignantly…Thank you for doing this🙏🏻🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🙏🏻

Genuine Pure and Simple ❤

This is beautiful. I love Mary Oliver's poetry and have not heard this one before so thank you for sharing. 🙏🏻🌲

Yes 🙏🏻🌿🕊

Thank you 🙏