“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness,
It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift.”
The above quote is one I have seen roaming on the internet for years now, always the words, never the author. I only just found our today, It was written by the Pulitzer winner and incredible poet- Mary Oliver.
I have read a lot of Mary Oliver’s poems but connected with a only few- The poem I am sharing below is one of them. But then again, my choice of Poetry is something else. Either way, reading Mary Oliver’s poems gives one the sense that she is a woman in tune with nature. She writes a lot about nature and in soothing words.
Below is the poem I chose for this week’s writer’s Poem Wednesday. I hope you like it:
What can I say by Mary Oliver
What can I say that I have not said before?
So I’ll say it again.
The leaf has a song in it.
Stone is the face of patience.
Inside the river there is an unfinishable story
and you are somewhere in it
and it will never end until all ends.
Take your busy heart to the art museum and the
chamber of commerce
but take it also to the forest.
The song you heard singing in the leaf when you
were a child
is singing still.
I am of years lived, so far, seventy-four,
and the leaf is singing still.
That is an amazing write. How did you find out who wrote it?
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I googled “Mary Oliver’s quotes”, I was looking for her quotes to share and that was the first quote which showed up 😄
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How cool. Good work
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Awesome! Love the last stanza expecially!
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Yay! I was actually hoping someone would notice that line 😁.
It’s so beautiful. I find so many people, get more incredible with age. I noticed them become happier.
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Beautiful
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Thank you very much
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Such a happy ending! Loved it for its depth!
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Thank you Sir Alok! If you love poems with depth, you would love her other poems 😄
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Amazing 💛
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Thank you Akriti! Glad you like it
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Stunning quotes -well written and shared!!!
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Thank you very much Sir! It makes me happy when I hear you love the poems I love as well
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Lovely poem and what a powerful quote. Thanks for sharing Ameena.
🙂 ❤
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Thank you very much Stacy! Oh my, Its been too long. How have you been?
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Hi Ameena, like I explained in a comment to you recenly, it’s been crazy busy. Hahaha. I’m glad I have more time now so that I can start blogging regularly again.
How are you?
🙂 ❤
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❤❤❤
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Awww Thank you!
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Thank you Ameena for giving us this deep quote and wonderful poem by Mary Oliver.
I am quite a fan of her poems and have several books too. I guess I do write a lot about nature also,:)
I hadn’t read the ” What can I say” before so am saving it. A treasure.
Miriam
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So beautiful.. such vivid imagery. You have a gift of unearthing gems❤️
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I am of years lived, so far, seventy-four,
and the leaf is singing still..
..this i love so much..
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That is my favourite line as well! Thank you
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I love Mary Oliver! If you haven’t already, you should read Wild Geese. One of my favorites!
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