I would like to be Mary Oliver's friend, I think.

I have always been a fan of poetry. Nature poetry is splendid.
I can just sit in nature, and read the poems, and soak up God's wonderful-ness! :)
Mary Oliver's poems are GREAT. I don't even know how to explain in words how much I like them.
Let's start with "Walking Home from Oak Head"....
This poem is so simplistically wonderful. I am writing it down everywhere...in my journal, in a letter for my sister, everywhere. I even just read it again and got really excited because I like it so much! First of all, I really like the way she formats the poem.
The
slanted
words
make
it fun
to read!
^^^^Those are supposed to be slanted hahaa
Also, each stanza gives you something to think about..something to envision.
snow-laded sky
unhurried wind
snow falling..casually, then irrepressibly
red-cheeked
covered with stars
Jennifer put it a good way, I think. She said, "It's like the glitter of poems!" I know that might sound kind of strange, but think about it. Glitter is very small, very simple. But it's sparkly and beautiful! It doesn't need to be big and flashy to catch your attention, and you could probably be entertained with it for a bit.
Please tell me that you can relate this weird metaphor to Mary Oliver's poem? Thank you.
Next, I really liked "Six Recognitions of the Lord." Her first three lines are so great. I love it. She says, "I know a lot of fancy words. I tear them from my heart and my tongue. Then I pray." Could this be anymore of a truth? (I don't even know if that last statement made sense hahaa)
But really..how many times have we sat down to pray, or however you do it and tried to be all fancy with the Lord? HE DOESN'T CARE. We don't need to try and be fancy, or proper when we talk to Him, guys. He knows us better than anyone. Would you talk to your best friend using fancy words? Watching your language and using big words? I don't think so.

Well, these two were my favorite. Let me know what you liked about these two too! :)
LOVING and learning so much from this class,
Anna Marie :)