Mindful

£150.00

Mindful was named after Mary Oliver’s poem of the same name.

Every day
I see or I hear
something
that more or less

kills me
with delight
that leaves me
like a needle
in the haystack
of light
It is what I was born for -
to look, to listen,

to lose myself
inside this soft world
to instruct myself
over and over

in joy,
and acclamation.
Nor am I talking
about the exceptional,
the fearful, the dreadful,
the very extravagant -
but of the ordinary,
the common, the very drab,
the daily presentations.
Oh, good scholar,
I say to myself,
how can you help

but grow wise
with such teachings
as these -
the untrimmable light
of the world,
the ocean’s shine,
the prayers that are made
out of grass?
A Mary Oliver poem from
her book Devotions

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Free shipping within the UK. Shipping for international orders will be added at checkout.

This painting comes ready to hang for instant impact. 12” x 12” oil and cold wax on paper mounted on 2cm deep wood . Signed on the front.

Please note: International orders may be subject to import duties and taxes on delivery. These charges are the responsibility of the recipient and are outside our control.

Mindful was named after Mary Oliver’s poem of the same name.

Every day
I see or I hear
something
that more or less

kills me
with delight
that leaves me
like a needle
in the haystack
of light
It is what I was born for -
to look, to listen,

to lose myself
inside this soft world
to instruct myself
over and over

in joy,
and acclamation.
Nor am I talking
about the exceptional,
the fearful, the dreadful,
the very extravagant -
but of the ordinary,
the common, the very drab,
the daily presentations.
Oh, good scholar,
I say to myself,
how can you help

but grow wise
with such teachings
as these -
the untrimmable light
of the world,
the ocean’s shine,
the prayers that are made
out of grass?
A Mary Oliver poem from
her book Devotions

----------

Free shipping within the UK. Shipping for international orders will be added at checkout.

This painting comes ready to hang for instant impact. 12” x 12” oil and cold wax on paper mounted on 2cm deep wood . Signed on the front.

Please note: International orders may be subject to import duties and taxes on delivery. These charges are the responsibility of the recipient and are outside our control.