Here are some beautiful snippets of poetry written by the beloved Mary Oliver :

Aries: March 21- April 19 th

” Someone I affection formerly gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift .”

Taurus: April 20 th- May 20 th

” You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees .”

Gemini: May 21 st- June 20 th

” Let me obstruct my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers. Make me keep company ever with those who say’ Look !’ and scream in astonishment, and bow their presidents .”

Cancer: June 21 st- July 22 nd

” To live in this macrocosm you must be able
to do three things:
to affection “what hes” someone;
to nursed it against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it go,
to let it go .”

Leo: July 23 rd- August 22 nd

” It’s not a competition, it’s a doorway .”

Virgo: August 23 rd- September 22 nd

” You must not ever stop being playful. And you must not, ever, generate anyone else the responsibility for their own lives .”

Libra: September 23 rd- October 22 nd

” It is better for the heart to destroy, than not to break .”

Scorpio: October 23 rd- November 21 st

” Love yourself. Then forget it.
Then, love the world .”

Sagittarius: November 22 nd- December 21 st

” Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it .”

Capricorn: December 22 nd- January 19 th

” In this universe we are given two offerings: the ability to kindnes, and the ability to ask questions. Which are, at the same time, the shells that warm the americans and the barrages that scorch us .”

Aquarius: January 20 th- February 18 th

” Creative part needs solitude. It needs accumulation, without interruptions. It needs the whole sky to wing in .”

Pisces: February 19 th- March 20 th

” Listen. Are you breathing merely a bit and announcing it a life ?”