Creative inspirations

In Honor of Mary Oliver

Her arcane appeal 

is shrouded in her simplicity

of profoundness.

Her ability to word-paint 

the wonder 

of the natural world

with crystal, innocence-

I feel her awe and devotion

in my mitochondrial soul-

and I want to stand beside her

upstream. 

Mary Oliver is one of my creative inspirations. Her words, an extension of her lovely soul, reach deep inside me and awake the wonder of this magical place we call Earth. We share and worship in the same cathedral, the expansive outdoors. 

Her most recent book; Upstream; Selected Essays is a joy to read. Thank you, Mary Oliver, for using the lens of your words to paint a world of magical mystery. Bravo.