Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
~Mary Oliver
I bring you this, just in case you have not yet discovered the powerful poetry of Mary Oliver.
…her nature and spiritual references,
her concise and moving words,
about the little things and the big stuff
speak to my very core
&
tear me wide open!
Christy, I just love Mary Oliver too! Winter beaches astonish me, lately. And the joy from tidying a little before bed… who knew! What book is this poem from? xx
I too am trying to take some time to tidy (and enjoy it a bit, it really is fulfilling)…..but the beaches are much more interesting (Berry Point today).
These words are from a website I found which does not seem to reference the book: http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/23988.Mary_Oliver
Right now I have Evidence on my night table – loving it!
i love her poetry too.
and your photos are gorgeous!
xoxo
thanks so much Rachel….it certainly looks like that gull was reciprocating and paying attention to me!
one day wouldn’t it be nice to have tea together and share our favourite poetry?