The Trees Are Not Silentby Louise Gallagher
The trees are not silent.
They whisper the stories
of the wind as it passes
through their branches
holding on to the tall
tales and chronicles
of life passing by
as time writes its memories
into its bark.
The trees are not silent.
They shelter birds
and their nests hidden
from preying eyes
that would steal away
new life reaching
for food and
stretching wings
on outstretched limbs
gathering courage to take flight.
The trees are not silent.
Their roots dig deep
into the earth
collecting the stories
of those who crawl and scamper
beneath the surface
digging up the soil
drawing its rich effluents
up into their sturdy trunks
etched with stories
of who loves who
and those who no longer do.
The trees are not silent.
They are our story gatherers
Our memory keepers
Our secret bearers
Our wisdom holders
Our connectors into the web
of nature that binds us all
to this tapestry of life.
The trees are not silent.
Listen deep.
They have stories to tell.
I like these trees better than the ones who ask to be whipped about in storms! Wondering if you would share how you add the poetry to the photo. Thanks.
Me too Bernie! — I do it in Photoshop. It would work in GIMP & Canva (both are free) too — the whitish background is a white ‘layer’ at about 70% saturation.
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Elgie,
Are you channelling some John Muir today?
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LOL — only if his poetry is written in the trees! š ā¤
But yes… inspired by him and David Whyte and… so many others!
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If you are going, to San Francisco, …. check out Muir Woods in Marin County – or read some Muir … he talked to the trees!
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Our Louise is channelling John Muir!
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Or the trees! š ā¤
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Done both. Love both! ā¤
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Wow! Well-said! I often hear those stories Louise.
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Thank you Balroop!. ā¤ They are wonderful stories aren't they!
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I LOVE THIS! They are the keepers of the stories ā¤
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Thank you very much MS! And yes…. they are! ā¤
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ā¤ You are welcome.
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So beautiful Louise ššš
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Thank you so very much Val. ā¤
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Just so lovely
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Thank you Joanne. ā¤
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I like these trees better than the ones who ask to be whipped about in storms! Wondering if you would share how you add the poetry to the photo. Thanks.
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Me too Bernie! — I do it in Photoshop. It would work in GIMP & Canva (both are free) too — the whitish background is a white ‘layer’ at about 70% saturation.
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Will explore Canva as that’s what I use for collages when blogging.
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