Sleeping In The Forest

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I thought the earth remembered me,

she took me back so tenderly,

arranging her dark skirts,

her pockets full of lichens and seeds.

I slept as never before, a stone on the river bed,

nothing between me and the white fire of the stars

but my thoughts, and they floated light as moths

among the branches of the perfect trees.

All night I heard the small kingdoms

breathing around me, the insects,

and the birds who do their work in the darkness.

All night I rose and fell, as if in water,

grappling with a luminous doom. By morning

I had vanished at least a dozen times

into something better.








By Mary Oliver




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Oliver’s poetry is grounded in memories of Ohio and her adopted home of New

England. Influenced by both Whitman and Thoreau, she is known for her keen

observances of the natural world. Her poems are filled with imagery from her

daily walks near her home in Provincetown, Massachusetts: shore birds, water

snakes, the phases of the moon and humpback whales. Maxine Kumin calls

Oliver "a patroller of wetlands in the same way that Thoreau was an inspector

of snowstorms" and "an indefatigable guide to the natural world." Oliver has

also been compared to Emily Dickinson, with whom she shares an affinity for

solitude and interior monologues. Her poetry combines dark introspection with

joyous release. Although she has been criticized for writing poetry that

assumes a dangerously close relationship of women with nature, she finds only

the self is only strengthened through an immersion with nature. As her

creativity is stirred by nature, Oliver is an avid walker, pursuing inspiration on

foot. For Oliver, walking is part of the poetic process. Oliver is also known for

her unadorned language and accessible themes.



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thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaankssssssssss

thank you . a lovely poem really, sis.
who doesn't like to enjoy the marvellous scene of nature and live with it. Mary Oliver is a poet who showed her geniusity in portraying nature although few know her in our time. i think that she didn't receive the reputation and fame other poets and authors like Wordsworth did. It is a great thing to manipulate images from our surroundings because they will certainly be easy to understand and live with.

thank you again. your choices are always fantastic.

very nice my dear

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Thanks 4 passing by

Do it again


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thank you . a lovely poem really, sis.

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Welcome big bro

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who doesn't like to enjoy the marvellous scene of nature and live with it. Mary Oliver is a poet who showed her geniusity in portraying nature although few know her in our time. i think that she didn't receive the reputation and fame other poets and authors like Wordsworth did. It is a great thing to manipulate images from our surroundings because they will certainly be easy to understand and live with

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Not receiving a reputation doesn't mean that she isn't a good poet

on the contrary she has her own way to portray her thoughts about nature

I enjoy manipulated texts and pictures though I'm not that much of a good reader

who can grasp what's hidden between the lines

but I'm a good slow learner ^^

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thank you again. your choices are always fantastic

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and thanks bro for considering my choices that way

and for always enriching them with your comments


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thanx Soosoo , really it is intersting poem , i like those poems which about the nature & landscape it took me away from the daily life , in yr choises you remembered me with our great lecturer in the collage , she was fond of nature poems .i cant say any thing but may God bless you for yr unlimited giving

.Thank you so much,very nice

I thought the earth remembered me,
she took me back so tenderly,

well Earth has been always our Big tender mother

nothing between me and the white fire of the stars
righteousssssss
nothing is more beautiful than lying beneath the open wide sky ...with no borders...nor horrible giant (ugly) buildings ..So you feel like you own the whole universe
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but my thoughts, and they floated light as moths
certaliny in such an atmosphere...every piece of you would arise...float....fly in ecstasy
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Well..what do I have to say SooSoo
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your literary choices are as mild as nature
keep amazing us
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veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery
Nice

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thanx Soosoo , really it is intersting poem , i like those poems which about the nature & landscape it took me away from the daily life , in yr choises you remembered me with our great lecturer in the collage , she was fond of nature poems .i cant say any thing but may God bless you for yr unlimited giving

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And Allah may bless you too

those nice words that you wrote

I like everything about nature

nature makes free from everything

thanks for passing



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Thank you so much,very nice

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It's also nice to have you here

thanks for dropping by



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Hi my sweety

seeing your name in my threads always makes me delighted

^.^

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well Earth has been always our Big tender mother

nothing is more beautiful than lying beneath the open wide sky ...with no borders...nor horrible giant (ugly) buildings ..So you feel like you own the whole universe
certaliny in such an atmosphere...every piece of you would arise...float....fly in ecstasy

Well..what do I have to say SooSoo
?
your literary choices are as mild as nature
keep amazing us

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Yeah earth is our mother and it's our big embrace

the one which always waiting for us to come running

for her to enjoy our solitude between it's warm arms

to be hugged tightly in away that frees you from life

restraints to fly and enjoy the spaciousness of our souls



thanks Chrloozati for passing by




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Thanks for passin by


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thanks
nice lines refelecting your nutaure

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thanks
nice lines refelecting your nutaure

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You're most welcome

thanks for passing


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First I like the way you're decorating the topic
And for the poem , I like characterizing
...the nature or forest in words like

dark skirts , her pockets , the river bed
and I noticed the rolling features of this poem
.. over the darkness and light … all night and by morning

well I've to read it again , specially verses ,
the more you read it the more you like it

special thanks

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First I like the way you're decorating the topic
And for the poem , I like characterizing
...the nature or forest in words like

dark skirts , her pockets , the river bed
and I noticed the rolling features of this poem
.. over the darkness and light … all night and by morning

well I've to read it again , specially verses ,
the more you read it the more you like it

special thanks

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Well welcome Dearest Sis

First thanks for the nice complement about the decoration

second , I'm delighted that you liked the poem

Thanks for passing


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Hi again every one

I'd like you to check this out

I assure you

you'll never regret it

I hope you like it
as I do



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