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- 1Mary Oliver's tree poem finds fresh readers online●Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, “Stay awhile.” The light flows from their branches. And they call
People are sharing an excerpt from Mary Oliver's poem "When I Am Among the Trees," in which the poet describes trees calling out "Stay awhile" and urging her "to go easy, to be filled with light, and to shine." Readers appear drawn to its calm, restorative message about nature, stillness and self-acceptance.