It’s a week for love poems, and wow, are there a lot of love poems in the world. But I never thought to turn to Mary Oliver for one. She was so busy courting the grasshoppers and geese and thistles that I just remember that she wrote about human love as well. Then I found this poem, and this quote: “If I have a secret stash of poems anywhere, it might be about love…” It turns out, some of that secret stash found its way into her 2015 collection, Felicity.
This little poem reflects the kind of love poems I like best—ones that reveals the romance in small and everyday moments. Happy Valentine’s Day.
I want to remember everything.
Which is why I’m lying awake
