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Venus of the Woods

Inspired by Orlam

By Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 7 months ago β€’ 1 min read
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Introduction

"Orlam" by Polly Jean Harvey has provided more inspiration for me.

This is the paragraph that stopped me in my tracks:

Venus of the Woods - The Ash Tree, for its greaceful form and beautiful foliage. The Ash was credited with a range of protective and healing properties, most frequently related to children. Newborn babies were populary given a teaspoonful of Ash sap.

The music is "Dryad's Tree" by Derek Fiechter

Those thoughts remind me of someone very close to my heart, so this will be a villanelle based on that image and the love and inspiration that she gives to me.

πŸπŸŒΏπŸŒ²πŸŒ³β™ŽπŸ’œβ™‰πŸŒ³πŸŒ²πŸŒΏπŸ

You Are the Venus Of The Woods

The Beautiful, So Tender Ash

A Dryad, You're All That Is Good

πŸŒ³β™ŽπŸ’œβ™‰πŸŒ³

You Care For All, That's Understood

Ash Dryad In The Green, Green Grass

You Are the Venus Of The Woods

πŸŒ³β™ŽπŸ’œβ™‰πŸŒ³

You Give Your Sap To Babes Newborns

You Make Any Harm To Them Pass

A Dryad, You're All That Is Good

πŸŒ³β™ŽπŸ’œβ™‰πŸŒ³

When Folk See you, You Raise Their Mood

Forest Spirit, Beautiful Ash

You Are the Venus Of The Woods

πŸŒ³β™ŽπŸ’œβ™‰πŸŒ³

You Are A Haven For The Birds

A Place Of Safety, A Calming Wrap

A Dryad, You're All That Is Good

πŸŒ³β™ŽπŸ’œβ™‰πŸŒ³

All Who Meet You Are So Assured

Of Love And Care, This Mystic Ash

You Are the Venus Of The Woods

A Dryad, You're All That Is Good

πŸπŸŒΏπŸŒ²πŸŒ³β™ŽπŸ’œβ™‰πŸŒ³πŸŒ²πŸŒΏπŸ

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  • Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock6 months ago

    Ashes to ashes, love to love, may you both be inspired by one another forevermore.

  • Babs Iverson7 months ago

    Fantastic!!!πŸ’•β€οΈβ€οΈ

  • Call Me Les7 months ago

    Truly special

  • Cathy holmes7 months ago

    Beautiful piece.

  • Mother Combs7 months ago

    Nice, Mike. Love the cover picture

  • Mariann Carroll7 months ago

    Who can imagine a human-looking object made out of wood could inspire such feeling, maybe that's why they put her there. I even call this object her because of the feminine vibe she portrays in the woods. Thank you for this beautiful poem.

  • That was so mystical! Loved your wonderful Villanelle!

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