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Lady of the Woods
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The Lady of the Woods
dwells midst
the green light of trees
that stand guarding
the forest floor
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She weeps
over the greed
that strips the earth
of its covering
leaving many naked
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The powers that be
line their pockets
thickly
while others perish
in threadbare attire
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The haves crave more
while the have-not
sleep to the groan
of empty bellies
to dream of old forests.
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Wendy/2013
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I’ve never considered myself a true tree hugger;
but I will never forget the deep sadness
I felt driving past the first clear-cut I’d ever seen.
(These pictures are from a hike Ian and I took in November.
The poem is my response.)
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It looked like a battlefield full of fallen giants.
The logging companies in Canada have improved greatly
in their harvest and reforestation practices over the years
thanks, I’m sure, to the efforts of environmentalists.
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But the greed of humankind seems to be as prevalent as ever.
In my own heart and mind I face that battlefield.
I believe the Holy Spirit is the environmentalist of the human heart.
Only He can truly and deeply change it.
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Keep your lives free from the love of money
and be content with what you have,
because God has said,
“Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5
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But godliness with contentment is great gain.
For we brought nothing into the world,
and we can take nothing out of it.
1 Timothy 6: 6-7
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My daughter, Kara, likes to design dresses on-line.
She calls this one Greenlightlady.
Ain’t that sweet of her?
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Godly Blessings ~ Wendy ❀
(PS – I’ve added this final one from my garden.
More flowers to come next time…)
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