I don’t understand the last line. What’s wrong with a visit?
I’ve only just discovered Mary Oliver’s poems and they’re truly beautiful. Wild Geese made me cry 🙏🏼
On May 14, 2025Leo wrote :
Visit in the sense Mary Oliver intends here (I think) is to goto a place where you do not live. And this poem is about living in the world, not visiting it.
On May 2, 2025 Jo Miller wrote :