Mary Oliver's poetry has a profound simplicity, intimacy and warmth that feels more like a loving grandmother sharing a lifetime's wisdom with you. Her style is almost chatty, personable, humble before the simple wonders of life's precious passing moments and the limitations of our human comprehension. Oliver notices small details with a radical presence which surprises you into a deeper understanding of life and how to live it, moment to moment. Her words exude a deep respect of and tenderness towards the natural world and an unshakable compassion for our human nature. This insightful collection offers poems to inspire, heal, console, comfort, transform, transport, excite, enthuse, encourage, enlighten and love. Ultimately, they show you a way to love life as it is, in all its raw beauty. It's the perfect pick-me-up and I recommend everyone to have a copy at their bedside.