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> << Mark in Seattle who hopes you all will pardon this little bit of
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> Great post, Mark, very eloquent as yours always are...
Mags agrees and adds:
I agree with Bob, Mark, Kate, Hell... everyone who has so eloquently posted
feelings, thoughts and memories around special trees in your lives. I love this
thread. There have been many special trees in my life. When I lived in the
country recently, I used to go to the river across the road from home and
literally lean on an old willow tree for comfort. There were a few big old willows
which lined the banks and one day, the city got hold of them and stripped them
back (chain saw massacre!!!) one of which was cut right down. The stump, as Bob
said, looked awful. It left a lasting impression on me. So very sad.
I am most at home with trees and I am well aware of the spirit that lies within
each one. Imagine what trees have seen. The stories they could tell. The lives
they could unfold. Magic.
Last night, Brian and I were listening to a song that he loves so much from
Loreena McKennitt's 'the mask and the mirror' CD. It is entitled 'The Two Trees' .
I suggest you have a listen, this is by far one of her most beauteous songs
rendered. Loreena is often influenced by great writers and this one is based on a
poem by Yeats. I found a web site which lays the two out side by side, how fitting
considering the images evoked from the song. If you would like to have a look,
here is the url:
http://frontpage.dallas.net/~tobias/WBY-LM_Parallel.htm
I especially love the image depicted.
np: The Two Trees, mask in the mirror, Loreena McKennitt
love Mags,
who feels like the luckiest woman on the face of this earth. infact, i know i am.
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