Wendell Berry (b.1934)
The Wild Geese
Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye,
clear. What we need is here.
Wendell Berry (b.1934) is a Kentucky farmer, poet, and essayist, who has received honors and awards from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundations, Lannan Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Selected by Amy Frykholm: amy@journeywithjesus.net
