Mary Oliver is well on her way to being turned completely into fire. these are from the collection The Owl and Other Fantasies.
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and thus the world is full of leaves and feathers and comfort and instruction.
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to pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.
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i want to be light and frolicsome. i want to be improbable beautiful and afraid of nothing.
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what wretchedness to believe only in what can be proven.
