The poem that I choose to write about is “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver. In this poem she compares the behaviors of wild geese and humans. The poem doesn’t have rhyming words, but it does have a calm tone. The poem starts out saying “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 is”, these lines show repetition because she uses the word 'You' over and over again. These first few lines grasp the reader’s attention because you will think she is talking directly to you. These lines are telling the readers that they don’t have to ask for forgiveness all the time and they should be love themselves like the wild geese they have no regrets they don’t have a concept of right and wrong. The next lines also show repetitive rhythm using “Meanwhile”, “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 the rivers. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again.” In these lines she is saying that the no matter what wrong we have done the world still goes on, it’s not going to stop. These lines have a lot of descriptive words that allows the reader to grasp a picture in their mind. The last line here shows that the geese are returning home and so can you. The last lines of the poem “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.”, show that No matter who you are, or what situation you are in, you create your own perspective of the world, either positive or negative. Overall I believe that this poem was very inspirational. The author uses symbolism and descriptive words throughout the poem. The poem shows that no matter what challenges we face we can overcome them. It also shows that we should appreciate the things around us. I say the poem compares the wild geese to humans because people like wild geese matter. The author shows that she wants the readers to engage with the poem by the use of tone and through the mood of her writing.