Saturday, August 29, 2009

Sunday Scribblings: Poetry

This week's Sunday Scribblings prompt, Poetry, is so timely for me. One of the things I wanted to do with my week away was to read some poetry, and I have read, and listened to, Mary Oliver's beautiful poems.

I'm not quite brave enough to write and share a poem on the blog yet, since I don't, by far, consider myself a poet. What I want to do instead is share some of my favorite lines/phrases from Oliver's poems from the book Thirst.

*My work is loving the world.*

*the lovely meaninglessness of time*

*For a long time I was not even in this world*

*How to keep warm is always a problem, isn't it?*

*From the complications of loving you/ I think there is no end or return.*

*You have broken my heart./ Just as well.*

*In the city called Wait,/ also known as the airport,/ you might think about your life--/there is not much else to do.*

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6 comments:

Jane Doe said...

Those are some great lines, thanks for sharing.

Have a great Sunday,

Jane

Sherri B. said...

This is the second person who has mentioned Mary Oliver...I'm very happy about this because I truly love her poetry. Thank you for sharing those beautiful lines!

George S Batty said...

sometimes we get caught up in writing when it is time to stop and read. What better person to spend a quite evening with than Mary Oliver.
you can never go wrong if you prescribe Mary

keiths ramblings said...

Mary Oliver pops up again! I really must search out her work. If these lines are anything to go by, it will certainly be a worthwhile journey!

quin browne said...

thanks for this

Writer Bug said...

Thanks all for stopping by. For anyone not familiar with Mary Oliver, I definitely recommend checking her out. She's amazing. The recording of her reading her poems (Mary Oliver reading Mary Oliver) is beautiful.