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Wednesday, 2 October 2013

Redwood Threnody


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Fog: the lifeblood of Coastal Redwoods. Purissima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, California: photo by Bob Gorman (Roman Eye), 18 February 2010



Tree talk is the party line of the intelligent listening forest
the smooth voiceless no breeze whisper rustling
inside the green upper tiers fogbound blue
....the deep aether growth song stirring
down in each tender quiet working sub-earth redwood shoot

the old ones have a way of communicating with each other
....there are heart flutters in the dark air
with the chainsaws arriving at dawn



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Family ring: ring of coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) sprouting from stump of older tree, Muir Woods National Monument: photo by Edward Z. Yang, 19 June 2005
 


Foggy redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), Redwood National Park, California: photo by Scott Catron, 2 August 2003


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Sunlight shining through redwoods in Muir Woods: photo by Rich S5812, 2007
 



Coastal redwoods, Muir Woods: photo by Zoo Music girl, 25 September 2012


Coastal redwoods, Muir Woods: photo by Steph Gajewski (sig1025), 27 April 2011