standing in my yard
a child
small among the birch trees
i would slowly peel away the bark
creating the most delicate pieces of beautiful paper
a gift from the tree
uncurled and waiting to be my papyrus.
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“out of sight above the house, the mirror moon reflected the sun of a day not yet dawned,
shining the pale light of tomorrow on the yard and on the paper birches.”
-dean koontz
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image credit: white birch fragrance oil
You paint a beautiful scene with your words!
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Wow, Brad, thank you
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so beautiful ❤
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Thank you –
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I love this, it is so beautifully said!
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I’m happy you enjoyed it, ute
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I was transported there with you! Wow!
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Thank you so much
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I found this Birch Tree song for you Beth….enjoy…
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ivor, you always have the perfect song or poem
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My pleasure Beth, I enjoy doing the searching… I suppose it’s a isolation pastime/hobby 😊🔎
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Beautiful, Beth. I felt that child’s wonder.
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thank you merril, and i still remember how it felt exactly
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❤️
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that is so beautiful, Beth; I’ve copied it in my notebook where the best poems go 🙂
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aw, thank you!
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Beautifully penned accompanied by a beautiful quote. Happy Day.
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Thank you, goff
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Cheers. Have a great day.
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What a great emotion you just painted. ❤
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Thank you
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Such a beautiful poem.
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Thank you so much
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You’re welcome my friend
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Well done, Beth!
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thanks, Pete!
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Oh, I did the same…. such delicate structures and textures.
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I’ve always loved paper, and was drawn to this natural paper
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And a sturdy writer you became, Beth.
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aww
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You made a little gem here, Beth.
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Thank you so much, tish –
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Do beautiful. Sigh.
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Thank you
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I remember doing the same thing – thanks for the memory!
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My pleasure
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As a former ‘swinger of birches,’ I remember writing on the ‘paper.’ Wish I still had it.
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Frost! I wrote on it too
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This is beautiful Beth!
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Thank you –
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I love this! Great Saturday morning read! Have a nice weekend, Beth ☺️
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Thanks, Krisna )
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Birch trees are so beautiful. A wonderful image!
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They are like magic
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lovely
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Thank you
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Lovely…
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Thank you, bette
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Very nice… ❤ ❤
Spirituality Awakening
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thank you –
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Most Welcome 🙂
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I always love birch trees. Somehow two of my birch trees didn’t survive.
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oh, no. they are so beautiful
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I know, Beth. After they died, I tried to hang on to them as an art for a long time.
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Beautiful. I didn’t know you could peel paper from birch trees. Over here we have the paper bark melaleucas.
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oh, yes. and i’ve never seen a melaleuca tree, but i would like to –
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Hopefull, we’ll be able to visit each other’s countries again one day soon.
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yes, me too
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Beautiful words…
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thank you so much –
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Nice one.
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Thank you -)
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What a calming picture. The opposite of the news.
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I loved the imagery created here of you as a child … “creating the most delicate pieces of beautiful paper” …
Birch trees have been one of my favourite trees for many years. There is an artist, Bev Doolittle (https://www.bevdoolittle.net/art.asp), who uses birch trees and other natural phenomena in many of her works and she is known as a … ” “camouflage artist” because her distinctive use of context, design and pattern help viewers discover meanings which seem hidden only until they become obvious.” We have a couple of her works on our wall, but sadly none with birch trees … going to check that out right now! An excellent post.
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Sorry, beth … I checked that link that I provided to Bev Doolittle and it didn’t work. Here is the correct link … https://artifactsgallery.com/ … and you then have to search her works using the drop-down box. My apologies … Keith
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no worries, and thank you, keith
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Birch trees bring back special memories of youthful walks in the Vermont forests. There was one special spot of hundreds of white birch that made its own oasis among other hardwoods and firs. Thank you for stimulating that memory.
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oh, that must have been amazing to see, there is something about them, that harbors memories for many, you never forget them
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