<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quiet as a Whisper<\/p>\n\n\n\n
deprived of breath<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Older than time<\/p>\n\n\n\n
witness to life and death<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How is it that <\/p>\n\n\n\n
the branches reach<\/p>\n\n\n\n
while sub-roots descend?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Does not each, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
pursue life’s little bends<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each guarding <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Magical, mystical secrets<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Older than mushroom<\/p>\n\n\n\n
younger than stardust<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thriving with life<\/p>\n\n\n\n
stand noble and just<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guardians of lifetimes,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Witness to all<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of critters and pixies<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Big ones and small<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tales ever hidden<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neath canopies tall<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reds in a forest <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oh, never fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n
‘fore telling the stories<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of one and of all <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boundaries protected <\/p>\n\n\n\n
confessions ne’er reveal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Holding our truths<\/p>\n\n\n\n
neath bark where they heal<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tales ever forgotten<\/p>\n\n\n\n
inauthentic or real? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You hold the mystery <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To not repeat history<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quiet as a whisper<\/p>\n\n\n\n
deprived of breath<\/p>\n\n\n\n
oh, redwoods tall<\/p>\n\n\n\n
stand most faithful of all<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When a tree falls in the forest, it creates vibrations;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
not to be heard, lest<\/p>\n\n\n\n
an ear is present<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to translate, rendering sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this I heard a crack of approval in the forest near.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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