THE WILD GEESE BY MARY OLIVER 

"The Wild Geese" is a hopeful poem where the poet brings about a sense of understanding and truth unlike the general mindset of the world being a really oppressing place for those who undergo the stage of repentance. Mary Oliver clearly states that the world is not an extremely harsh place to deal with and that one should take their stand in order to fulfill the dreams which are the wishes that a heart makes.

In the beginning the poet expresses that it is accepted to love ourselves for the person we are and to follow our animal instincts. We ought to bear in mind that there is no need to drive ourselves through oppression, trials, honors and sacrifices if we cannot love and appreciate what we are doing. To err is human and self trials or merciless repentance does not solve the problems. An act of loving oneself, accepting the mistakes and living through grace and forgiveness will shower the feeling of acceptance. What is worth is to do what we love and be merciful to ourselves.

The poet shows a helping hand to oppressed and desperate mind to pour out the grief of unforgettable scars and unforgivable sins .A  common saying goes “laugh,and the world laughs with you;Weep,and you weep alone",but she talks about sharing each other’s despair as she concludes the world to be moving at a pace unreachable. This points out the fact that she sends out two opposite messages where she mentions the world to not be a place that shuts itself to ones imagination as well as it being a world of fast progress.

The poet offers to our attention, the beautiful imagery of nature where our feelings are not compared to it but it is portrayed as a source of comfort to those who seek for it. The geese are called back home through sentiments and we need to replace ourselves with the geese where we are called back through the very same. Referring to the message conveyed, the world is open to imagination as long as we have something to offer to the world. A firm stand taken would make it easier for the world to explore one’s imagination. In time, one would feel accepted genuinely  as the world moves on at the fast pace.