


Full was the first word that jumped out at me from the Oracle, but in the end it didn’t fit into what she wanted me to say. But it works as a title I think.

When I’m looking for images to illustrate a poem I search through old posts. I found some of these photos when I searched for trees in memadtwo, from a trip I made to visit my brother and his wife when they were living in Asheville, NC. Like me, he’s moved a lot–after 15 years and 3 cities in North Carolina, they are on their way back to Ohio again. So I probably won’t get back to Asheville.
But the photos and my memories of the landscape fit with the mood of the Oracle.s words today.

when moonspirit walks between
nightshading
listen like stones in the riverpath
follow deep rootblankets
through dark earth
resting at dawn
quiet beneath birdtendriled
ancient trees

Love these compound nouns! Rootblankets is my favourite, I think.
We had a lot of the same words, and I think your poem is my dream of forest green. Same tone, nature as nurturer.
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I still feel like I’m lost in that forest. I hope for awhile…
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I hope you carry it with you.
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We all had the moon today! I like those compound nouns, too, rootblankets and birdtendrilled.
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Thanks Merril. Yes, as I said to Jane, like 3 movements in a musical suite. The Oracle often gives me those compound words.
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A good way to describe it.
She does like to do things like that.
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I just love this poem and the last picture is fascinating.
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Thanks Robbie. Yes, it’s hard to tell where all the branches come from and where they all go.
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‘quiet beneath birdtendriled
ancient trees’ – what a wonderful state of being! It looks like an enchanting place as well.
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Thanks Ingrid. My sister-in-law and I were so busy looking at things and taking photos that my brother had to come back and see where we were. The rest of the family had long finished the hike! But it was enchanting.
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I seriously LOVE this concept. And, beautiful as always, Kerfe ❤
-David
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Thanks David. The Oracle points me to these words, I just gather them up.
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maybe, but where others see separate images, you see new ones.
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I’m late getting here to read… but in a way, it worked out best because the oracle’s magic has clearly extended into Tuesday for me. I love your use of the compound nouns. I learn so much from you, Merril, and Jane. What a beautiful spot, Kerfe! ❤
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Thanks Colleen. Yes, I’m glad I got there once before my brother moved away.
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birdtendriled is my fave ~
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Thanks!
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