Lady of the Woods

This is really beautiful, Jenny. (Just needs an apostrophe. I.e. "nature's flowers") I liked this stanza especially...fond of mushrooms as I am:-) "fungi suckle at your roots - the Milkcap and Chanterelle, thrive in the depths of your adopted form - a safe haven for them and others to dwell..." I too love the Silver Birch. We are lucky to have some in our garden that shade our little vegetable patch. Beautiful trees indeed;-) Tina

The Birch always reminds me of gumtrees- from my childhood in Aussie. Thanks for bringing back the memory Jenn- a beautiful poem this love this : your leaves take shape below pendulous... downy - silky flowers resembling yellow... weeping caterpillars ready for to fall, this is the danish birch too ;)Pia

They are lovely names, Jenny, and I am really encouraged that your local council have started such a project, and may all the trees grow tall, and strong. Tina

I really enjoyed this poem Jenny - I love silver birches, except possibly the one in my garden which is too near my house and getting to the age when it might just keel over (hopefully in the opposite direction!) A beautiful and accurate description. One little typo at the end of the first stanza - should be divine

Probably my favourite poem of yours now Jenny - really well done.:-)

Congrats on the cherry Jenny- richly deserved for this gem- such a charming description. No sun today but rain and warmth- so I suppose it's okay- ;D Pia

I'm not particularly "into nature" having lived in concrete slabs and cities my whole life but this piece made me want to find the nearest forest and roll around in the soil. This is really, really beautiful.

Really stunning, Jenny - magical, actually ;) Well done on the cherry! Magic xxx

Many congrats with this, Jenny - very magical, as Magic so rightly said, and I too wanted to 'do a Maggy' and roll in some fresh earth! I adore nature and trees and have actually got two little apple trees growing in pots in my yard that the children started from seeds last summer. They're the pride and joy of all my gardening experiments and I simply can't wait for the day I climb up into their limbs and pick my first apple and rest there with a good book - just need a bit of land for them because they're not going to thrive much in the farty little terracotta pots they're in at the minute - want a tree? ;) Really enjoyed this, your love for all things green and glorious shines through in every stanza and, like FB, I think this is my new favourite of yours - it's hard to beat The Chosen Ones, but this comes very close ;) Rachel xx

Wow, such a beautiful piece! I have never read anything so amazingly peacful... By far, this is probably one of the best poems I have ever read before... Wow... I hope you write more of them because I want to read more. Savannah

new skinner-Jennifer congrats; on the cherry! well deserved, Really magical poem of true beauty of nature, especially the way you have written it. I have and in some gardens, little sprigs of silver root leaves, is that Silver Birch too? I tried a cherry stone, took 2 years before anything showed? The words of this poem are excellent, magical like fairies dancing in a ring, spiritually. Most have said, but this is therapeutic too, people no gardens, can imagine and experience colour's and names, you have woven,written into it. Names I don't know can look up and read about. Just beautiful! Or some have only window boxes. Thankyou. julie xx If haven't said broadbands back on 48 hr wait. Do you want me delete, long letter. "jazz" the cat "Green Eyes! been in and laying on duvet, crying, mine put his head round door low, cried like Jazz does, in came, as usual Answers us. Lays on table, and rubbing his chin on computer screen, beautiful. And I don't know how long took for you to do this poem, must be very pleased! Results. Sun is shining here, got clear up. Have a good week-end. julie xx