Poetry Quote by Mary Oliver — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“from the poem”

“Poetry is a life-cherishing force. For poems are not words, after all, but fires for the cold, ropes let down to the lost, something as necessary as bread in the pockets of the hungry.”

“At Blackwater Pond”

“Last Night the Rain Spoke to Me”

“The Summer Day”

“As for the body, it is solid and strong and curious”

“We treat each other with exceeding courtesy;”

“I have been used to consider poetry as "the food of love" said Darcy.”

“We, unaccustomed to courage”

“We have calcium in our bones, iron in our veins, carbon in our souls, and nitrogen in our brains. 93 percent stardust, with souls made of flames, we are all just stars that have people names.”

“I don’t think that I’ve been in love as such”

“Decide if a poem is a question or a declaration, a meditation or an outcry.”