What We Need Is Here - A poem by Wendell Berry


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Wendell Berry - What We Need Is Here

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.

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Poet: Wendell Berry (Wendell Berry Art) Poem: What We Need Is Here Comment 1 of 1, added on August 10th, 2005 at 1:43 PM. This poem is very central to the focus and feeling of Mr. Berry's novels and nonfiction, as well as his other poetry. He loves the land and its people, and he always speaks of our proper place in our world...a place of responsibility and conservation, not a world of gluttony and exploitation of resources and other people. lkm LKMarshall from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, What We Need Is Here, has received one comment so far. Click here to read it, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Wendell Berry with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Wendell Berry Poem: What We Need Is Here Last read: Mar 22 2010, 2:53PM Viewed 3600 times. Added on August 10th, 2005 at 1:43 PM.

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