*I go down to the shore in the morning *

*I go down to the shore in the morning *

and depending on the hour the waves

• are rolling in or moving out,*

• and I say, oh, I am miserable,*

what shall-

what should I do? And the sea says

• in its lovely voice:*

• Excuse me, I have work to do.Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her treasured dog Percy, Mary Oliver is beautifully open to the teachings contained within the smallest of moments. In A Thousand Mornings * she explores, with startling clarity, humour and kindness, the mysteries of our daily experience.