“In Blackwater Woods” by Mary Oliver
Look, the trees are turning their own bodies into pillars of light, are giving off the rich fragrance of cinnamon and fulfillment, the long tapers…
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“Epitaph” by Merrit Malloy
Epitaph When I die Give what’s left of me away To children And old men that wait to die. And if you need to cry,…
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“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…
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The Prayer of St. Francis – On Prayer and Action
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt,…
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“A Tribute for Mary Oliver” by Dorothy Walters
She came among us like a wild creature fresh from the forest, wearing a tunic of green, wreath of flowers in her hair. Orpheus returned,…
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