I'm so happy you like Mary Oliver - and even more than I'd dared hope.
So simple - yes - that's the real beauty. Capturing the ineffable.
And yes - yes - it does seem as if she is right there with the reader. In person. I hadn't thought of it that way, but you nailed it, one of the many things about her poetry that pulls me and makes me feel less alone. I'm so glad you've read and liked West Wind!!!