Mary Oliver

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Someone I loved once gave me
a box full of darkness.

It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.

Mary Oliver

The Uses of Sorrow

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Topic

Adversity Sadness

Author

Mary Oliver

Source

The Uses of Sorrow

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Oliver, Mary. “The Uses of Sorrow.” Thirst. Beacon Press, 2006, I. 1.

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When it's over I don't want to wonder
If I have made of my life something particular, and real.
I don't want to find myself sighing and frightened,
or full of argument.
I don't want to end up simply having visited this world.

Mary Oliver

When Death Comes

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Topic

Living life to the fullest

Author

Mary Oliver

Source

When Death Comes

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1992 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Oliver, Mary. "When Death Comes." New and Selected Poems. Beacon Press, 1992, I. 24.