Venus of the Woods

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.

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You Are the Venus Of The Woods

The Beautiful, So Tender Ash

A Dryad, You're All That Is Good

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You Care For All, That's Understood

Ash Dryad In The Green, Green Grass

You Are the Venus Of The Woods

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You Give Your Sap To Babes Newborns

You Make Any Harm To Them Pass

A Dryad, You're All That Is Good

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When Folk See you, You Raise Their Mood

Forest Spirit, Beautiful Ash

You Are the Venus Of The Woods

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You Are A Haven For The Birds

A Place Of Safety, A Calming Wrap

A Dryad, You're All That Is Good

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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

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