today.

Great poems:) Thanks for sharing, Jess

very thought-provoking! :) thanks, Ali!

So funny you posted this poem today -- I just checked out 2 of her books today @ mommy's morning at the library :)

Thanks, Ali! I needed that right now....

Great poem...perfect for today!

Wow. I LOVE that poem. I love coming to your blog and finding something new and different all the time! Thanks for perking up my day!
Tracie

I LOVE Mary Oliver. She's the favorite poet of a woman who is a mentor to me and who I much admire and has meant a lot to me too. I've taken a lot of comfort from "Wild Geese:"
"You do not have to be good ... you only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves."
Exquisite.

thanks, Ali! i also love Mary Oliver and --small world!--both my brother and I posted about this very poem over the last couple of weeks.
http://ambitioushomebody.blogspot.com/2007/07/living-life.html
http://leftundone.wordpress.com/2007/07/12/other-peoples-words-iv/
i'm also a fellow thyroid person so i'm sending good wishes your way for your tests...
enjoy your wild and precious life this week.
annie

I read this poem at my mother's memorial service last July. It got me through some difficult times, and it was wonderful to see it again. Thanks for sharing it.

such wonderful writing. Thks for sharing this.

Beautiful poem ali, thanks. have a good sunday.

So beautiful & I hadn't heard of her! Thank you so much!

Ali thank you for this poem. I read it and then had a big old cry. It really touched a nerve and I sure did need that. You always seem to provide great insight and I thank you for that also.

Thanks for sharing....I needed that!!!

That is an intense poem. Very much food for thought.
xoxo~
Sue:)
I plan to do great things.

And precious it is! Certainly makes you think about your life...thanks for sharing this. dawn
ps...I saw this on the Internet and it made me smile. Looks like it is a movement that has been around for a bit, but it is amazing how a simple 'free hug' can make things better, if only just for a moment. Love the story behind it and what it has become. The video and song are worth watching! www.freehugscampaign.org

Lovin' that poem.....thanks for sharing!

People would have to more take care of the planet.
hope they will more very fast.
tfs
PROLIX
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beautiful poem Ali!
I love garden surprises too. I plant them, but things get moved and pop up unexpectedly. We have a lot of chipmunks :)

We moved into a new house last November and all spring and summer have been wonderful surprises in the yard.
Love Mary Oliver! Thanks for a reminder of what a wonderful poet she is.

The last two lines would make great inspiration, maybe even a title, for a scrapbook layout.
Melissa

Wow, Ali - thanks for the poem.
It's amazing how our days just go without much thought to the big picture. After losing my best friend I am definitely more aware of how life can be over to soon - and perhaps I have focused on that a bit too much. Thanks for reminding me to do something with my 'one wild and precious life'.
Sending you thanks and thoughts of peace and good health,
Alexandra

I LOVE Mary Oliver! Brilliant:) Thanks for sharing. Happy Summer Day to you and yours.
Cheers
Kari

One of my favorite poets! I love Mary Oliver, and another of my favorite poems is "The Journey." This is just what I needed after an extremely stressful day yesterday--I wrecked my car by running a red light during a rain storm (that's my story, and I'm sticking to it). Three cars were involved, and all three of us were able to walk away from the accident without medical attention, and all three vehicles had only minimal damage. Thank you for posting this poem to inspire me.

I got about half way through that poem and thought "Mary Oliver!" She has an unmistakable way of tying the natural world to the spiritual.