Tuesday, March 26, 2024

For Shira — Mary Oliver: The Sweetness of Dogs

This poem is dedicated to our beloved Shira,
who turns 8 years old today. The joy and love 
and sweetness that she brings to our daily lives 
is immeasurable. We are forever grateful.
💗 Molly

Shira
The Sweetness of Dogs

What do you say, Percy? I am thinking
of sitting out on the sand to watch
the moon rise. It’s full tonight.
So we go

and the moon rises, so beautiful it
makes me shudder, makes me think about
time and space, makes me take
measure of myself: one iota
pondering heaven. Thus we sit, myself

thinking how grateful I am for the moon’s
perfect beauty and also, oh! How rich
it is to love the world. Percy, meanwhile,
leans against me and gazes up into
my face. As though I were just as wonderful
as the perfect moon.

— Mary Oliver


Photos by Molly

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