Her poem “Little Dog’s Rhapsody in the Night (Percy Three)” has it all:
He puts his cheek against mine
and makes small, expressive sounds.
And when I'm awake, or awake enough
he turns upside down, his four paws
in the air
and his eyes dark and fervent.
Tell me you love me, he says.
Tell me again.
Could there be a sweeter arrangement? Over and over
he gets to ask it.
I get to tell.
(Quoted from page 56 of New and Selected Poems, Volume 2, by Mary Oliver, Beacon Press, 2005.)
For a brief biography of Mary Oliver, click here. For images of Mary Oliver, click here. For her reading some of her poems, go to YouTube and search with “Mary Oliver.”
He puts his cheek against mine
and makes small, expressive sounds.
And when I'm awake, or awake enough
he turns upside down, his four paws
in the air
and his eyes dark and fervent.
Tell me you love me, he says.
Tell me again.
Could there be a sweeter arrangement? Over and over
he gets to ask it.
I get to tell.
(Quoted from page 56 of New and Selected Poems, Volume 2, by Mary Oliver, Beacon Press, 2005.)
For a brief biography of Mary Oliver, click here. For images of Mary Oliver, click here. For her reading some of her poems, go to YouTube and search with “Mary Oliver.”
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