Wild Geese

“Meanwhile the world goes on.”

Hello there! Welcome to Dandelion Seeds, and welcome to the final poem of our new series, The Words We Reach For.

A few months ago, I realized that today’s post would fall on election day in the US, and ever since then, I’ve been thinking about what to share.

I knew I wanted this to be a quiet place for you to spend some time — on a day that is sure to be anything but quiet. And as soon as

Switter’s World

shared the following poem for the series, I knew it held the right words to reach for today. 

Friends, here’s to the wild geese, high in the clean blue air.

With love,
Candace

© Mary Oliver. To hear the poet herself read this poem, listen to this recording from On Being, and don’t miss Mary’s rare interview with Krista Tippett as well.