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Treelines

11/22/2020

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PEGI EYERS


ONE

follow the river's edge
careful - rushing waters
discovery
sacred grove of cedar

past thickets and vines
saplings mark the way
dead end
how to find the circle?

tangled boundaries
forest floor is glowing
crawling in - I find the center
of wonder

looking up
etched branches reach skyward
sacred dome, a pause
there it is

the silence of the world


05/14/2019
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"Sacred Cedars" painting © Cedar Lee

TWO

deadfall and wild grapevine
pushing down,
young trees pinned,
life force constricted

with saw and snips
I remove the bonds

limbs and buds fly free
saplings spring back,
face skyward

human in service to tree,
all beings have a place in the forest


05/10/2019
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Photo Art © Ghanshyam Savani

THREE

the path I take
winds left and right
down the hill
through the thicket
out of sight
across the glade

bathed in moonlight
stark shadows appear
serrated, razor-sharp

the treeline is summoning

no fear

​there are few dangers in the forest

​into the comforting darkness

I fall

05/18/2019
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photography by Robert Hood

FOUR

Beloved Ironwood
I pass by
morning, noon and night

branches a breathtaking symmetry

rolling farmland
beauty calls out

Her perfect presence stops time
fibonacci sequence

so close to home
a snapshot in the moment
extra water in times of drought


all trees are flawless
but this companion
especially so ~
She whispers to me
reciprocity, devotion

like a hand flung up
to touch the heavens


05/13/2019
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FIVE

water flows and ripples
dense shade above
cool stream below
tall and slim - foundation species

iconic Eastern Hemlock
influencing the Circle of All Life

deeply furrowed trunk
reddish hues
holding snowmelt into spring
surrounded by younger siblings

beauty resides
deep in Burnham Woods

Great Mother Tree
a seedling in 1600
She spans centuries,
a monumental being

Her motherline -
​now faded to rich loam
generations of hope
cycling through time



05/15/2019
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Eastern Hemlock - Ontario’s Forest Cathedrals

SIX

shiny and new
tiny pine seedlings
in the tray
warm and well-lit

the tree-planter's gift
firm but gentle
a soft touch
easy landing on Mother Earth

set out to thrive
essence of loam
rows in the sun
wind and rain just right

from seedling to giant
you rise to the sky

05/09/2019
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SEVEN

wind and rain
wind and rain
wind and rain
​
it's gone on for weeks
I've lost count
your leaves are frayed
your bark is bruised

branches hit the ground
wind and rain
wind and rain
​

it's gone on for weeks
please stop
it's hard to breathe

stand tall, my rooted kin
weaving blessings in the forest

05/09/2019
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© Keith Dotson Photography

intelligent trees
sentient beings

are fighting to survive

06/13/2019


Pegi Eyers is the author of  Ancient Spirit Rising: Reclaiming Your Roots & Restoring Earth Community, an award-winning book that explores strategies
for social justice, ethnocultural identity, the ancestral arts, building land-
emergent community and resilience in times of massive change.
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