Oliver, Mary -- “Sand Dabs, Six,” Winter Hours (1999)

Dave — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:21:32 +0000

As a carpenter can make a gibbet as well as an altar, a writer can describe the world as trivial or exquisite, as material or as idea, as senseless or as purposeful. Words are wood.

Mary Oliver (1935–2019) American poet
“Sand Dabs, Six,” Winter Hours (1999)
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Oliver, Mary -- “Sand Dabs, Six,” Winter Hours (1999)