Dazzled, reflective

"Every day I walk out into the world / to be dazzled, then to be reflective." (Mary Oliver)

Mary Oliver is, of course, a wonderful American poet, and it is her birthday today. She was born in Maple Heights Ohio in 1935 and went on to win both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize

More about her here, and crit.

Happy birthday, Mary!

(Photo via photocase)