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Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, Stay awhile.

Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, Stay awhile.

Mary Oliver
Nature, Tree
Mary Oliver (2006). “Thirst: Poems”, p.11, Beacon Press

The stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds, and there was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own.

Mary Oliver
Nature, Stars, Clouds
Mary Oliver (1986). “Dream Work”, p.38, Atlantic Monthly Press

The sea isn't a place but a fact, and a mystery.

Mary Oliver
Nature, Sea, Facts
Mary Oliver (1986). “Dream Work”, p.66, Atlantic Monthly Press

...whoever you are, not matter how lonely the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh & exciting - over & over announcing your place in the family of things.

Mary Oliver
Lonely, Nature, Imagination
Mary Oliver, “Wild Geese”

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