Ode to the Deep Forest
©2017, Olan L. Smith
Fear not the dark night in the damp forest,
Of undefined woodlands. It is here
Where solitude resides, where man and beast
Meet as one. Among souls who claim power,
Where dirt is earth, and fangs clash for food.
Choose your path well for the forest is alive
She outranks you in all her beauty, she's home
For many forms, you are one of the whole
This day-of-days, and Gaia crowns you guest upon
Wings of poesy, there your hope abides.
Fear not the dark of day within the forest
Climb any tree and build a nest like a bird
And spread your wings, realize that you are
Not greater than eagles, whose towering nest
Top even your ability to climb. See the
Glory of wooded lands, not felled for your
Square boxes you call houses. What beauty
Do you see in flat trees of two-by-fours?
The God of tree will knight a mortal beast
In tall and virgin trees, there your hope abides.
Fear not the dark night where tall trees bow to
The heavens and we see how you bend.
Watch, see how the wind prunes the branches,
See the wind, the keeper of timberland,
She sends the seeds and spores to all places,
The Ghost of the wind refurbishes the deep woods,
To grow mighty forest, she fights for her boundaries
For she is ancient and mighty, she bows not
To humankind, and Gaia celebrates life
In darken shadows, there her hope abides.
Fear not the dark smoke of tall trees burning,
For in the ashes life prevails pushing up
Toward the sun's rays, ready for a home,
For in death the forest overcomes, we will
Also. What terminates Her, but the earth
Who will one day say, enough is enough,
And all will cease, but until such time this
World is full of glory of living things.
(A.N. Edited August 6th, 2018 by Olan L. Smith)
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