THE TREE HUGGER IN ME (4)

THE TREE HUGGER IN ME

 

 

When the world all around you is madness and stress

Your plans lay in ruins, your dreams are a mess

When your brain is lethargic and eyes just can't see

Take a moment in time, spread the love, hug a tree

 

 

Wrap your arms gently round , let your mind wander free

Forget all your worries, and the goodness you'll see

Mother nature your guardian as the Earth soothes your soul

Let the happiness flow, contemplation your goal

 

 

When The day is a lifetime filled with pain and frustration

Take a moment to halt all your procrastination

Take a walk, breathe fresh air, set your soul to fly free

Press your flesh to the bark, try embracing a tree

 

 

Place your face to the ripples and your feet to the roots

Give a smile, sighing deeply, here's the love, fill your boots

This life is so precious, and so fragile it's true

Take a moment to share, let the happiness through

 

 

This journey we make on a road full of turns

Leaves us battered, bewildered with a heart bruised that yearns

But cast off your chains and true freedom you'll see

Mark a moment in time, feel the love, hug a tree

 

 

Worldwide recession, poverty, war

Mankind the plague rapes the landscape, what for?

Greed fuels the rat race and peace shall not be

Giving oxygen, beauty and shelter, the trees

 

 

As we cut down the forests, wreaking havoc for cash

Religion betrayed by cold hearts in a flash

Mankind hell bent on destruction, yet she,

Mother earth shall eternally breathe through her trees

 

 

Mother Earth hold me, fill my head and my heart

Perspective to teach, new outlook, fresh start

The beauty and love that lays deep down in me

Set free in these magical moments with trees

 

 

Simplicity bathe me, karma deep down

My balance restored and normality found

Some will laugh at my actions, point their fingers at me

The last laugh is mine in my time spent with trees

 

 

When this life is a prison and your mind is a cell

Seek solace and comfort, release, break the spell

Find peace and tranquillity, there you will be

Contented and cleansed, go ahead, hug a tree

 

 

(Copyright DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2013)

 

 

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Words written on August 14th 2013

 

 

Photograph taken at 15:47pm on Friday July 26th 2013 off Fairview Lane at The High Rocks, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.

 

 

High Rocks is a 3.2 hectare (7.9 acre) geological Special site of scientific interest, in East Sussex, England. The site was notified in 1986 under the Wildlife and Countryside act 1981 and is an important geomorphological site for sandstone weathering features

 

 

I have always loved trees, forests and woodlands and love to spend time photpgraphing their beauty. I am also partial to a bit of tree hugging to cleanse my soul. Go on, let a tree into your life once in a while, you'll feel all the better for it....

 

 

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Nikon D800 48mm 1/80s f/2.8 iso100 RAW (14-bit) Handheld

 

 

Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED IF. Jessops 77mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL15 batteries Lowepro Transporter camera strap.Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag.Sandisc 32GB Ultra Class 10 30MB/s SDHC card. Hoodman HGEC soft viewfinder eyecup. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit

 

 

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LATITUDE: N 51d 7m 18.50s

LONGITUDE: E 0d 13m 34.28s

ALTITUDE: 110.0m

 

 

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