Picture of a blue notebook with a Mary Oliver quote that says, "The flowers were dressed in nothing but light." The notebook is next to a copy of the Mary Oliver poetry collection, WHY I WAKE EARLY.
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Poetry Friday: My Mary Oliver Plunge

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My Mary Oliver Plunge

 
I’ve been vowing to do a deep dive in Mary Oliver for awhile now. I kept thinking that I’d wait until summer and try to read all of the Mary Oliver books I own back to back.
 
But I recently finished another poetry book, so with spring fully here, I decided NOW is the perfect time.
 
I got a Mary Oliver sticker for a special notebook and I am planning to do my 3-a-day poetry reading and note-taking on Mary Oliver — and no one else — until I finish reading all of her books that I own. So, I’m taking the Mary Oliver plunge.
 
Feel free to tell me your favorite Mary Oliver collection. I have quite a few, but I don’t own them all, so I will get the rest at the library if you have a particular favorite.
 
Picture of a blue notebook with a Mary Oliver quote that says, "The flowers were dressed in nothing but light." The notebook is next to a copy of the Mary Oliver poetry collection, WHY I WAKE EARLY.
 

What I’m Reading

 
by Mary Oliver
 
I’m starting off my Mary Oliver plunge with WHY I WAKE EARLY. 
 

Haiku of the Week

 
sandpiper foot race
speed up, slow down, dip in–
no wings needed
 
Photo & Haiku © 2023 Marcie Flinchum Atkins
 
Photo Taken: April 4, 2023 at North Topsail Beach
Haiku Written: April 4, 2023
 

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What I’m Noticing

A picture of a bamboo cup in a windowsill filled with white daffodils with yellow centers.
I made a mini-windowsill bouquet from the last of the daffodils in a bamboo cup my dad just gave me from Thailand.

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