Poem By Mary Oliver: Sleeping In The Forest

This is a reading of the poem "Sleeping in the Forest" by Mary Oliver. This beautiful poem will relax you and may accompany you as you fall asleep. The imagery of the poem will surround you in nature, and the soothing music will ease your breathing, inducing a calm and restful state.

Sleeping in the Forest
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 never before, a stone
on the riverbed...

Transcript

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 never before,

As down on the riverbed,

Nothing between me and the white fire of the stars but my thoughts,

And they floated light as moths among the branches of the perfect trees.

All night I heard the small kingdoms breathing around me,

The insects and the birds who do their work in the darkness.

All night I rose and fell,

As if in water,

Grappling with a luminous doom.

By morning I had vanished at least a dozen times into something better.

Reviews

Very nice! I always love Mary Oliver’s poems. Thank you for sharing❣️

Wonderful to listen to lying down with eyes closed, thank you 🙏

Mary Oliver has long been a favorite poet of mine.
I am Happy & Grateful finding her on IT
Thank You 🙏
Ellen
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Thank you. What a beautiful poem. And you did a great recital of it.🙏❤️🙏

So beautifully shared, so powerfully written = SUCH a gift! www.gratefulness.org, ahimsa

This was pure perfection.
I’m so grateful for this soothing poem and read by one of my favorite teachers🌅

Thank you. This is a superbly calming sleep inducing poem. Namaste

Beautifully, warmly read, thank you Dayana ✨️💚🙏🏽🏵

Dayana. Lovely choice to read this poem by Mary Oliver. Your voice was a perfect fit. Thank you.

So beautiful, your voice is so tranquil. I feel so much love from you dear one.
Thank you for making the world a better place. I love you ❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹

Lovely, Mary Oliver is one of my favorites and you read it beautifully in your soothing voice ❤️

Beautiful words & fresh thoughts to ponder on, lovely music. Thank you for introducing something new for all to enjoy! 💖

Thank you for this calming journey into beautiful calm. Namaste

I love Mary Oliver’s poetry! She is one of my favourite poets and this beautiful poem was embellished with your voice. I look forward to listening to more of your readings. Thanks so much. Bright Blessings.
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You r voice gave this beautiful poem such shining light ……. ⭐️

In kindness
Hope

Lovely♾️⚘️☄️ 🖤🌟🕯🕊🌟
Thank you kindly♾️🥀🍂🌿
Namaste♾️🙏🏼✨️🌚🌙 🪐

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This was very cool ... shaving this as one of my favorites!! so inspiring
it literally sparked my imagination to write !!! thank you and Namaste

Absolutely gorgeous. I hope you will do an extended version of this also, and will look for more of your poems, meanwhile. Thank you for sharing your tlent with us!

Really nice- perfect voice and cadence for reading Mary Oliver poetry. Lovely

Thank you for sharing Mary's poem. I had not read or heard this one. Rich poetry and a lovely voice.