{"id":2036,"date":"2016-05-13T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T10:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=2036"},"modified":"2016-04-29T18:28:36","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T22:28:36","slug":"sing-with-the-trees-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2016\/05\/sing-with-the-trees-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Sing with the Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/strong>by Mary Saracino<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Author\u2019s note:<\/strong> As part of her Earth Day-Sing for the Trees<\/a> campaign, Susan Hale invites people from around the world to sing to their special trees to help raise awareness about deforestation.<\/p>\n


\nIf you listen you can hear
\n<\/strong>the trees singing
\n<\/strong>boababs & kauri
\n<\/em><\/strong>sugi & sugar maples
\n<\/em><\/strong>their voices\u2028rise in harmony
\n<\/strong>Norway spruce & sequoia
\n<\/em><\/strong>ginkos & elms
\n<\/em><\/strong>across the wide round world
\n<\/strong>yews & oolines
\n<\/em><\/strong>Persian mulberries & pomegranates
\n<\/em><\/strong>one steady stream
\n<\/strong>magnolia amazonica & aspen
\n<\/em><\/strong>wattle trees & oaks
\n<\/em><\/strong>one impassioned aria
\n<\/strong>crab apple & peach
\n<\/em><\/strong>olive & fig
\n<\/em><\/strong>singing, singing, singing
\n<\/strong>lnut & cedrela odorata
\n<\/em><\/strong>mahogany & beni kawa
\n<\/em><\/strong>of peace & love
\n<\/strong>joy & justice
\n<\/strong>Divi-divi & wabito
\n<\/em><\/strong>amla & okagami
\n<\/em><\/strong>of sorrow & solace
\n<\/strong>laughter & lullabies
\n<\/strong>Chinese catalpa
\n<\/em><\/strong>Buddha coconuts
\n<\/em><\/strong>reminding us to
\n<\/strong>balsam & fur
\n<\/em><\/strong>cedar & chestnut
\n<\/em><\/strong>sing with them
\n<\/strong>pawpaw & persimmon
\n<\/em><\/strong>leatherwood & larch
\n<\/em><\/strong>breathe in\u2028breathe out
\n<\/strong>kapok & karri
\n<\/em><\/strong>willows & birch
\n<\/em><\/strong>sigh
\n<\/strong>dance
\n<\/strong>ghost gum & guava
\n<\/em><\/strong>maiden\u2019s blush & mangosteen
\n<\/em><\/strong>play
\n<\/strong>cry
\n<\/strong>avacado & acacia
\n<\/em><\/strong>banana & buckeye
\n<\/em><\/strong>save our lives
\n<\/strong>sumac & Satsuma
\n<\/em><\/strong>sassafras & silverberry
\n<\/em><\/strong>save our planet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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\nDonna Henes is the author of The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife<\/em>.<\/a> She offers counseling and upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity. Consult the MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n

The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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