Wild Geese By Mary Oliver

This is a reading of Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award0winning poet/author Mary Oliver's beautiful poem titled "Wild Geese". Her work is inspired by nature reminding us to seek internally our self-compassionate voice, resilience, and inner strength.

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 clear 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.

Reviews

A very Lovely reading thank you Laila

Lovely reading. Thank you.

Love Mary Oliver. What a simply delightful way to start the day!

Beautiful! This poem helps me to accept myself in this moment. Thank you.

Thank you 🙏🙏