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Aditi P's avatar

This story is so engaging. The trees like us humans have been given different attributes like virtue, selfishness and it is through this moral tapestry that their dialogue, conversation and character unfolds

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Robert Charboneau's avatar

Thank you Aditi. That's very kind of you to say. I'm glad you're enjoying it.

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Zane Paxton's avatar

“Around Djed’s buttressed feet,

encircling its stupendous bole,

a fairy ring of six saplings,

six redwoods newly grown,

sprouted from the knucklebones

of Djed’s dying roots, arose

fast as fungi’s fruiting bodies.”

This stanza is sticking with me. I’ve re-read it so many times and want to come back and read it more. Obviously its context grants power but the image itself is gravitational and exquisite. Well done as always.

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Robert Charboneau's avatar

Thank you Zane. I appreciate that. It's one of my favorite sections too.

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williamphaynes/elliott's avatar

You made the trees come alive. Enjoyed

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Robert Charboneau's avatar

Thank you William

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