The Trees Are Not Silent by 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.
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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