AUDIO: The Fleeting Shadow Wild Geese

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AUDIO: The Fleeting Shadow Wild Geese

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Nick Beem

Sep 04, 2022

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Within Us and Without Us

The Fleeting Shadow of Wild Geese

You can hear me read this essay here. Let us consider together the sacred poem “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver. You probably know it.You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles in the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body Love what it loves. Tell me abo…

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