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JOSIE'S POEMS
Longer Narrative Poems
By Josie Whitehead
MOTHER EARTH'S
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(Part 1)
By Josie Whitehead
From Ancient Greek mythology
The Hamadryads hail:
Mysterious, gentle, woodland nymphs,
Their presence did prevail
Over woodland places, forest floors,
Especially old oak trees.
'Love and protect our woodlands,'
Were their oft repeated pleas.
*Hamadryads were quite mortal,
As were trees for which they cared.
Their lives were tightly coupled
To these trees whose lives they shared.
The King of Thessaly once thought
He’d like to build a hall
And he little cared at all about
The trees that soon would fall.
His men looked round and chanced upon
A sacred grove of trees.
'Ah, just what we’ve been looking for.
We’ll fell a few of these.'
'Cut them down,' the King told them,
With very little thought,
But as the axe cut through the oak,
He heard a voice, distraught:
'Please stop,' the voice cried feebly
As they cut the bleeding bark.
'You’re striking at this mighty oak,
And also at my heart.'
Continued . . . . . . . . . .
* Hamadryads - are Greek mythological beings (nymphs) who are born, bonded to trees. They especially like oak trees. Josie