I’ve never lived in a wood nymph’s forestwith magic crossroads that leadto my tree housewhere expressways for walkingare deer-trodden paths,the bus line a creek running through If I was a dryad in an ancient oak forest,I’d carpet my home with mosshang a hammock high in the canopyfor misty summer days On Tuesdays I’d flit to … More Dryad
Bare limbs seek the sun yearning to leave like fruit trees on the street Reaching down with shadow roots pulling warmth from sun and soil Photo taken last week from my front yard in Troy, MI
I walk a few steps on the dirt path, turn slightly right at the pond. There she is. My mother-tree. Massive in her majesty. I bend my head upward to take in her sky-bound thick trunk. Her branches reach east and west. I have arrived at my mother-tree. I smile. Firmly press my hiking boots … More Mother-tree: A guest post by Janice Fialka
Roots of truth spread through the soil of understanding obscure like subterranean aspen networks during winter quiet Opinions can evolve untroubled by uncertainty, nourished by the mystery of partial knowledge not fed by snap judgments or need for absolute answers but embracing the unanswerable Photo by Doug Duffee courtesy of Unsplash
Call me Queen Anne’s lace, wildflower of convention thriving outside tidy gardens Call me Bitter Root supporting lacy blooms nourishing but also pungent Call me Ephemeral my daintiness short lived till curling up inside myself Call me Tenacity I’ll bloom again once more Rid yourself of me? Not a chance Top photo from my … More Queen Anne’s Lace
Mantra for Chakra One: Earth May I feel the earth under my feet and grow roots to connections I love. May I honor my physical body and provide it with a healthy environment. Mantra for Chakra Two: Water May I move through space with intent and find pleasure in the gift of this temporal life. … More Mantras for Chakras One and Two
Does the creek bank hug the sprawling tree roots? Or the roots instead hug this patch of earth? Maybe they support each other in mutual embrace. Image is an original photo by LuAnne Holder taken early September in SE Michigan.
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