[Intro]
"Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver

[Spoken Word]
You do not have to be good
You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting
You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine
Meanwhile, the world goes on
Meanwhile, the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes
Over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and rivеrs
Meanwhile, the wild geesе, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination
Calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting
Over and over announcing your place in the family of things