Redwoods over 240 million years old
our coastal redwood over 2,200 million years that we know
cleaning carbon from the woods as they grow
giving life to Marbled Murrelet leaving the redwoods
at dawn and return at dusk through the fog from the sea
gathering fish to return to the redwoods and their nests
pumas nearby hunting then lying near the redwoods to rest
while banana slugs the second largest slugs in the world
crawl under the redwoods eating mushrooms and leaves
sand hills creek side woods pines and evergreens
coyotes, bobcats, black tailed deer giant redwood trees
ancient groves the Sayanta tribe redwood lumber mills
then taken over by the parks to protect redwoods and hills
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Categories:
murrelet, earth day, tree,
Form: Rhyme
The Redwoods
I wish I could bath in the forest
And jump high among the redwoods
Just to see fifteen hundred years of history
I wish I could hover among the tree tops
And escape the scars of time
I wish I could live near the sky
And witness the world unfold
Like a marbled murrelet
I wish I could sail the seas
And rest in these trees
I would travel in low light hours
Casting silhouettes on the sky
And with urgency of life
Point feather and fly
I wish I could brave weather
And enemy in days endless
From wave to shore to tree
High above this marvel
Nestled in a redwood canopy
Categories:
murrelet, beauty,
Form: Free verse
Mistletoe
From Christmas Eve to Christmas Eve
Mistletoe magic plays its parts.
Sticky berries. Evergreen leaves.
Decorate homes and capture hearts.
Cosseted by fresh hanging twigs.
Each house from fire protected.
The passionate young dance cute jigs.
And celebrate love connected.
Parasitic plant? Early morn.
Keystone ecology was set.
Nesting therein was safely born.
Spotted owl. Marbled Murrelet.
Mistletoe myths. Mistaken scorn.
Traditional kisses. Squeezed selves.
Joyful souls, uplifted, reborn.
Dreamy love lures enchanting elves.
Hang mistletoe above your door.
Before this passing year does end.
Stay safe throughout next year and more.
Happy New Year wishes begin!
© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
December 31, 2009
This Holiday tag about mistletoe was passed to me by Charmaine Chircop. (Soupmail me if
you would like to be tagged next.) Happy New Years, Soupers. With Love, Dane Ann
Categories:
murrelet, holidaychristmas, christmas, love, me,
Form: Quatrain