Wild Geese - Poem By Mary Oliver

The well loved "Wild Geese" poem, was Bianca's first introduction to Mary Oliver that sparked a life-long appreciation of this icon of a poet. Sit back, perhaps find yourself outside, and savor Oliver's words.

If you enjoy this poem, find several other of Bianca's favorites on her page.

Photography by Andi Wardrop

Thank you to Royalty Free Music for sharing this beautiful song: Wisdom in the Sun

Transcript

Wild Geese by Mary Oliver.

You do not have to be good.

You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.

You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.

Tell me about despair,

Yours,

And I will tell you mine.

Meanwhile the world goes on.

Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes,

Over the prairies and the deep trees,

The mountains and the rivers.

Meanwhile the wild geese high in the clean blue air are heading home again.

Whoever you are,

No matter how lonely,

The world offers itself to your imagination,

Calls to you like the wild geese,

Harsh and exciting,

Over and over announcing your place in the family of things.

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