Poem of the Week

My favorite poem this week was "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver. I have never connected with a poem as much and as quickly as I did this one. From the beginning of the first line, it caught my attention and firmly grasped it. I could relate to the words and feelings that the author was expressing through the ongoing lines of poetry. Each line brought a whole new truth that I felt paralleled my life exactly. My favorite line stated, "You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves." When I read this line, my love and passion in life jumped out inside my head, saying "Don't forget me! Don't forget why you love me!" This direct relation to the poetry made my day as I read it, and it encouraged me to keep doing what I love.