What poet has sung herself into this tree? An ancient juniper at timberline. No, three trees grown together, circled against wind and deafening snow. Massive of girth, it holds the hollow of a lyre in its heart.
As if a poet had crept under its crown of leaf-scales more lasting than laurel. Lightning may strike, but its wood will never be milled for pulp, no pages of verse pressed from its falling. Listen how it sings.
The whole point of this blog is to collaborate with literary artists as well as to share the project with whoever might be interested. (I've learned there are lots of tree people out there.) To contribute a tree story, you can simply add a comment, found below each original tree story image. You can also email me at judith@judithmonroe.com with a tree story either for an image you've found or to inspire an image, and I'll post it to the blog.
Images waiting for stories can be found by selecting the "tell story" label, so take some time to cruise the archives and get lost in the forest.
Judith Monroe is a mixed media artist with a strong background in traditional and alternative process photographic techniques. Judith’s unique creative process has been featured in both local and national media. Her artwork can be found in several art galleries and is popular in regional art auctions and festivals. Judith’s pieces are included in public and private collections throughout the U.S.
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TREE-POEM
What poet has sung herself
into this tree? An ancient juniper
at timberline. No, three
trees grown together, circled
against wind and deafening snow.
Massive of girth, it holds
the hollow of a lyre
in its heart.
As if a poet had crept
under its crown of leaf-scales
more lasting than laurel. Lightning
may strike, but its wood
will never be milled for pulp,
no pages of verse pressed
from its falling. Listen
how it sings.
Taylor Graham
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