Clam by Mary Oliver
"Each one is a small life, but sometimes long, if its / place in the universe is not found out."
Heavy by Mary Oliver
"Have you heard / the laughter / that comes, now and again, / out of my startled mouth?"
Sometimes by Mary Oliver
"Two or three times in my life I discovered love. / Each time it seemed to solve everything. / Each time it solved a great many things / but not everything."
Breakage by Mary Oliver
1. Let's try this again. 2. The truth is, I was confronted with the fact that the space I have created for myself is not invincible. It is a thing I had to digest for a while. I had thought myself under the
The Arrowhead by Mary Oliver
1. What happened is, I sat on my desk yesterday and found that bits and pieces of my life were stolen. I know no other way to say it except that. It feels a lot like someone is stealing my life,
Reckless Poem by Mary Oliver
1. I think I'm going crazy. I haven't had proper coffee for days now and I feel like crawling out of my skin. Have you ever felt that? 2. A few weeks ago, my father and I had coffee. I told him how
I Ask Percy How I Should Live My Life by Mary Oliver
"Love, love, love, says Percy. / And hurry as fast as you can"
Poppies by Mary Oliver
Of course it had to be a big, black sea, and of course I didn't know how to swim. It was the pending inevitable. Of course it had to happen in media res—there I was, with my life, with all