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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth…
‘Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.’ - Rachel Carson (1907 – 1964) at the entrance to the Siuslaw Model Forest In 1956, Eric...
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My thoughts run in a different channel…
the pond at sunset, Siuslaw Model Forest ‘My thoughts run in a different channel…if revealed, they would be little understood or appreciated…But am I better or wiser for this sense and perception of...
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When I die I must give life… (coyotes call)
When I die I must give life To what has nourished me. The earth receives my body And gives it to the plants And to the caterpillars To the birds And to the coyotes Each in its own turn so that The...
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The ancient hemlocks…
the forested summit of Indian Head Mountain ‘The ancient hemlocks… Their history is of an heroic cast. Ravished and torn by the tanner in his thirst for bark, preyed upon by the lumberman, assaulted...
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I thought the earth remembered me…
Sleeping in the Forest I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark skirts, her pockets full of lichens and seeds. I slept as never before, a stone on the...
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knowledge is a moth…
Bug Cinema, 10pm (3rd July 2012) ‘…knowledge is a moth…the moths are the heralds, or better yet, the guardians of eternity…the moths carry a dust on their wings, a dark gold dust. That dust is the dust...
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We cannot put an end to nature…
‘We people are just like our planetmates. We cannot put an end to nature; we can only pose a threat to ourselves… the microbes, the whales, the insects, the seed plants, and the birds, are still...
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from whale oil to whole foods…
‘You are the proud owner of great swaths of this nations arctic/alpine tundra, grasslands, prairies, deserts, and forests that are coniferous, deciduous, and tropical, along with an array of aquatic...
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a clear midnight…
‘This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless, Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done, Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou...
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When I die I must give life… (epilogue)
Hold on to what is good even if it is a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe even when it is a tree that stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do even when it is a long way from...
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