The purpose in writing this book has been to make life easier for you. If you need a short devotion or poem that will touch your heart or someone elses, this is the book for you.

The New York Times-bestselling collection of poems from celebrated poet Mary Oliver In A Thousand Mornings, Mary Oliver returns to the imagery that has come to define her life’s work, transporting us to the marshland and coastline of her beloved home, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Whether studying the leaves of a tree or mourning her treasured dog Percy, Oliver is open to the teachings contained in the smallest of moments and explores with startling clarity, humor, and kindness the mysteries of our daily experience.

A New York Times Bestseller, chosen as Oprah's "Books That Help Me Through" for Oprah's Book Club “No matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much to love, from Oliver's exuberant dog poems to selections from the Pulitzer Prize-winning American Primitive, and Dream Work, one of her exceptional collections. Perhaps more important, the luminous writing provides respite from our crazy world and demonstrates how mindfulness can define and transform a life, moment by moment, poem by poem.” —The Washington Post “It’s as if the poet herself has sidled beside the reader and pointed us to the poems she considers most worthy of deep consideration.” —Chicago Tribune Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career. Throughout her celebrated career, Mary Oliver has touched countless readers with her brilliantly crafted verse, expounding on her love for the physical world and the powerful bonds between all living things. Identified as "far and away, this country's best selling poet" by Dwight Garner, she now returns with a stunning and definitive collection of her writing from the last fifty years. Carefully curated, these 200 plus poems feature Oliver's work from her very first book of poetry, No Voyage and Other Poems, published in 1963 at the age of 28, through her most recent collection, Felicity, published in 2015. This timeless volume, arranged by Oliver herself, showcases the beloved poet at her edifying best. Within these pages, she provides us with an extraordinary and invaluable collection of her passionate, perceptive, and much-treasured observations of the natural world.

Presents forty-one of the author's favorite poems, including a variety of short poems, poems about her bichon Percy, and such classics as "Doesn't Every Poet Write a Poem about Unrequited Love?" and "The Dipper."

Love is a game in which if you dont lose while playing it, you will never know the true meaning of it. Patrice Kernstly Datus The more you know you cant have something in life, the more you want it. Anonymous Dont start anything in life when you know its going to be hard. Patrice Kernslty Datus In every desert, there is always water. With patience you will arrive by finding it. Patrice Kernslty Datus Smile every day for your beauty depends and relies on it. Patrice Kernslty Datus NB. Read the letter for another quote. Patrice Kernstly Datus My dear friend, Reading those wonderful poems will put you in a place of mind that requires your attention. These poems will make you think over and over again about life, your connection with God, and most of all about love. Your spiritual mind will grow, and your faith will make you see life differently. You will start feeling hope like never before. And you will enjoy life every day as if it were your last day on earth. They will give you advice on relations, on how to love and to let go of those who are put in your path to give you experience. You will learn how to differ the right one for you from those who are temporary. And for those of you who are single, you will be advised to not let your love fade away. And if it is your choice, then use this gift to do Gods work. I hope that by reading these poems, you learn one or two things about life. I wish you good luck on your daily life activities, and may life be filled with happiness every day. Sincerely yours, Patrice Kernstly Datus

It has been a long time dream for George Perez to write books. He is a gifted and talented person who writes poems in a matter of minutes. His first published poem, “Love from Above” won first place as the best poem submitted and published in 2003. His inspiration comes from a very special lady in his life. His imagination leads him to write such inspirational poems that will eventually lead to books of romance as a continuation of such poetry. George dreamt of writing poems of love and happiness that would somehow change and help others by all the love expressed in his books.

I am 63 years young, I was born in Baltimore, Maryland. I have finished High School in Douglas High and I have travelled the world three times. I have actually lived, worked and loved in 27 countries and I have been privileged to be exposed to many different cultural life styles and traditions.