Forest Walk
Walking the wood today
I felt pain from the beauty filling me,
I wondered why do I write when I can never express,
totally share its wonder in big and small.
I asked the Birch, I asked the Pine
put my hands on their strong trunks.
They gave me solace and calm. they gave me love.
But not in words, so how can I ever tell.
I kneeled on the forest floor, stroked the soft green moss,
also talked to the dryer green /grey ones;
I could feel their whispers and gentleness
enticing me to rest a while.
Words come when they are grown
let awareness and love fill your inner self.
Walking further on the forest floor
birds were talking in their beautiful, singing way
wisely and happy treasuring life,
also feeling grief when trauma strikes.
I also met an Elk, so majestic and still,
seemed to exude consciousness and peace;
He spoke through his stillness and eyes.
I hope one day to speak as clearly as them,
lift spirits as they did mine.
© miriam ivarson
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I must be odd, but I found beauty in both images… and you explain it very well in your poem…
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No, you are not odd. 😊. There is beauty in both trees, I hugged the Birch
and stroked the fallen tree. I am glad you understood the words behind the words. Thank you for your lovely comment.
Miriam
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All the best people love trees…
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Beautiful! Your words are so peaceful.
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Thank you Anne for your lovely comment. Peaceful is what I feel walking those forests. Photos are taken on walks from my holiday home in Sweden.
Miriam
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The photos are lovely. How wonderful to have a haven in Sweden! My daughter lives in Copenhagen, and before COVID, she wrote of going to Sweden occasionally.
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Yes, it is wonderful.
Copenhagen is a beautiful city although I think your daughter would fall in love with Gothenburg. I would of course advise to also head out to the West last and in to the forests inland. 😊.
Miriam
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Your words took me along the forest walk Miriam. I could feel your emotional connect with the forest. The beauty, pain, peace and wisdom all come across seamlessly. 💙
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Radhika, thank you for your beautiful comment. How happy and humbled I feel that you could feel this connection too. 🦋 💕.
Miriam
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Forest walk that is so peaceful and beautiful to be with them and find fulfillment. Superb poem and picture, Miriam.
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Thank you so much for your warm comment, Kamal. You are right, there is a fulfilment in the communication with nature.
Miriam
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You are always welcome dear Miriam 💖💖💖
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This is a lovely poem, Miriam. I love how you use nature to emphasis your humanness and emotions.
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Robbie, a warm thank you for your great comment. One could of course ask,
am I using nature or it me? 😊.
Miriam
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That is a good point Miriam.
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A delightful walk Miriam, with some insightful thoughts and questions.
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It certainly was, Andrea, and thank you for your lovely and thoughtful comment. 🤗 🦋.
Miriam
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I have taken many such walks but words have always failed me to describe it so well! You have done a fabulous job Miriam. Love these reflections… so vivid!
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Wow, Balroop, thank you for this beautiful comment. I am not surprised to hear you love nature too and derive inspiration and succour from it. I am
so proud to hear you love my words, that means a lot.
Miriam
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Your words and poem are filled with such love and reverence for nature. Thank you Miriam for sharing it with us. 💞
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Ahh …, Brad, thanks for your wonderful comment. I do indeed feel love and
reverence for nature and this has helped me through difficult times.
I delight in sharing this and believe so many of you already feel the same. 💕.
Miriam
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I share your love for nature. She has long nurtured and inspired me.
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Deeply beautiful.
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In two words you say so much. Warm thank you.
miriam
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Blessings to you.
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Beautiful… the wonder of it all!
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Indeed, Bette. Thank you for u for your sweet comment.
miriam
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Oh Miriam, what a walk! Full of riches of nature and you share their gentle quiet wisdom with an exquisite humble touch. Thank you for enriching my life through your poem and I will walk with less haste and more awareness, in awe of all around me, pausing by the trees, moss to garner harmony. Alas, I fear the majestic elk will not pass by my way! 😀
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Annika, you have done it again in this enriching comment. I feel gratitude to be the recipient. I do feel love and humility as I walk in nature and if my words have given you a deeper approach to your walking it is a big gladness for me. Thank you for your beautiful words.
You will meet an Elk in your travel one day. 😊 💕.
Miriam
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Your words really flow with such ease, reminding me how precious nature is. Thank you again
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Thank you so much, Johnny, for your appreciative comment. Both nature and I received them with joy.
Miriam
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Reading about the gift you received when you put your hands on the strong trunks, the solace and calm, the love,…. but not in words….., You tell it clearly enough for me to know you know the wisdom of the trees. I have felt the subtle vibration, the energy. Knowing that you feel it too, lifts my spirits. Thank you!
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JoAnna, thank you for your gentle and lovely comment. You are right, there is vibration in all living things and we should share and feel the greatness.
JoAnna, I am glad that my words lifted your spirit. Let us share the joy.
Miriam
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I loved your walk, Miriam. And it is true, “words come when they are grown.” –Curt
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Curt, I do believe you would love the Swedish forests. You could just keeping going and there will be mountains to climb on the way. 70% of Sweden 174.000 sq. miles are forested.
I am glad you felt the truth of the words the mosses told me. 😊.
Miriam
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Important to listen to the mosses when they decided to take with you, Miriam. 🙂
I’m sure I would love Sweden. It sounds like when I lived in Alaska where I could happily wander for a hundred miles and not come across any roads.
On the other hand, having a million acres of National Forest out my back door like I do now, isn’t bad either. 🙂 –Curt
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Beautiful: your words are so peaceful and your images (both of them) seem to send a great message
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Luisa, how delighted I am to hear your response. The images do indeed send a message of peace and love.
It is scientifically proven that trees ‘talk’ to each other and support each other.
We have a lot to learn from nature.
Miriam
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So fascinating…🌲🌿🌳🌾
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Very beautiful!
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Thank you, Dwight.
miriam
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You are welcome!
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So beautiful are your words. We just watched “Intelligent Trees” on Amazon Prime. Next forest walk for me will be a whole new experience! I always feel the peace but have never had words be a part of the experience that you so well put out in the world. Thank you for that. I feel the beauty in you, Miriam.
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Kelly, thank you for your uplifting comment today. It nourished my heart.
I am taken with you seeing this program about trees, it is a growing awareness in many countries and so true. I would love to hear how you feel when you walk in this new awareness. You don’t need so many words, just an open heart. The words will come, important thing is your experience.
Bless. 🌻🦋.
Miriam
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Beautiful and wise. 💜
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