a toast to Mary Oliver

With much sadness I read of her passing and will now hoard and treasure even more the words that fell from her bountiful mind.

Just one small sample which I adore -

"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."

Rest in peace, dear heart.