dr_con Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 The Trees in a Spring Cemetery Con/Jur/d, 4/27/2021 The trees, around the gravestones dip, swing, and do see do, flourishing bright-yellows, pink-reds, deep-greens oblivious to woodchuck burrows, filled with human bones, even the elders sway, sending messages of love, through the mycelium network of well fertilized earth. The dead don’t bother to follow the living home, although, my mother told me they did, if I walked around, walked around, walked around the headstone whistling, whistling, whistling three times. “One she she sheee, One and a half, she she sheeee Two sheee sheeee, sh ssh Two and a half, Sheeee Three Wait, wait, wait does that count? I stopped before I went all the way around the last time?” “See all the pollen in the air? The way it changes the light? Those are the trees whistling silently. You don’t need to make a sound for the spirits to pay attention.” I’m sure, I should shout ‘Boo’ for some, it would be enough, but my age, walking through this cemetery’s manicured forest, feeling the sap flow, it is more comforting, to know when you ask the trees, they will tell you “You don’t even need to whistle.” Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Oh I was so sucked into this one. I was really on the edge of my seat waiting for some spooky thing and you turned it on me. Your story gave me a story to pursue in a new invented form that I recently ran across and I'm adding it to my collection. In other words I'm stealing your story but I'm doing it in your thread so the theft is obvious and all credit goes back to you/Day 19 Whistling with the Trees The ancient trees dip and sway among the tombstones, there to stay. It's best to go in light of day most flowers bloom in June. My mama said to wake the dead just walk around the stone at head again, again and once more. Dread on hold while whistling tunes. With age the spooky feeling spent instead a close comfort lent among those waiting my advent to nature's sure comune. ~~Judi Van GorderThe Trichain 1 Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_con Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Really really good. Loved the form and it's a great use of the ghost story😃 TY! Quote thegateless.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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