Mary Oliver

My book case of poems holds six books by Mary Oliver, and they hold eons of wisdom.

This one works for me right now.

PRAYING

It doesn’t have to be

the blue iris, it could be

weeds in a vacant lot, or a few

small stones; just

pay attention, then patch

a few words together and don’t try

to make them elaborate, this isn’t

a contest but the doorway

into thanks, and a silence in which

another voice may speak.

…..Mary Oliver