THE NARRATIVE ARC

The Dance of the Mergansers

An invitation to notice from Mary Oliver

Laura DeMaisBerg
The Narrative Arc
Published in
4 min readApr 25, 2024

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A common Merganser cleaning it’s back
Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash

I love reading Mary Oliver’s poetry because it gives me a clear sense of her deep and pure connection to nature. In her poetry, Oliver has a way of translating the majesty of the natural world in simple detail that encapsulates profound moments of beauty and wonder.

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Laura DeMaisBerg
The Narrative Arc

I write about seemingly mundane experiences that are relatable because we are human. Subscribe on Substack to get my stories directly: lauramc.sub-stack.com