Single tree, By : Daniel Dawes
The Single tree on the river Barrow ,
County Kilkenny,
Landscape Photography : Nigel Borrington
Single tree
By : Daniel Dawes
I watch the light move across the land,
Gliding across the fields with ease,
Shades of green shifting constantly,
Darkness and light working together.
A single tree simply surviving,
Gracefully accepting all seasons,
Its deep roots keeping it grounded,
Its leaves allowing it to sing its song.
I watch its movement in the breeze,
I since its aliveness,
I feel its stillness,
I understand its far more than its label.
The invisible wind changes direction,
The sun falls behind the clouds,
It becomes colder,
The senses pick this up but the stillness remains.
A thought passes through my mind,
A simple question,
I choose to follow it,
It simply sits in my awareness.
What is this stillness?
That does not change with the environment,
That is unaffected by thought,
That senses the sensations.
I look back to the tree,
The awareness looks back at myself,
The mirror begins to reflect the same thing,
I thank the tree for its lesson.
Nigel Borrington 
Lovely shot and poem Nigel. It looks so quiet and peaceful there 🙂
March 8, 2014 at 12:18 pm
Hello Norma 🙂
Yes, this is a great little spot – I love it a lot ! it’s a great place to walk or just sit and read 🙂 🙂
Thank you 🙂 🙂
March 8, 2014 at 12:31 pm
Fanstastic tree, Nigel! It looks like an Acacia tree on the African plains.
Beautiful poem, too. 🙂 🙂
March 8, 2014 at 1:18 pm
Hello Sharon 🙂
Thank you , very pleased you enjoyed 🙂 🙂
March 9, 2014 at 7:53 pm
I particularly like the shot of the reflections on the water …
March 8, 2014 at 6:33 pm
Hello 🙂 🙂
Thank you , very pleased you liked it !!!
March 9, 2014 at 7:59 pm
Very peaceful and sunny
March 8, 2014 at 6:51 pm
Hello Diana 🙂 🙂
Thank you, yes it felt like the first true spring day 🙂 🙂 🙂
March 9, 2014 at 7:59 pm
Beautiful!
March 9, 2014 at 12:43 am
Hello Anne 🙂
Thank you 🙂 🙂 🙂
March 9, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Hello Nigel, just noticed this is my poem your using and wondered how you got hold of it?
May 30, 2014 at 1:23 pm
Hello Daniel 🙂 🙂
It is a wonderful poem and I got it from your postings on the free site WriterCafe.org .. in my links!!!
I like your work here very much 🙂 🙂 🙂
Thank you for sharing it, you have a Share tab at the bottom of the poem for WordPress and many more in the social media world 🙂 🙂 , I gave full credits and a link back !!!
http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/Daniel0001/1318836/
I will email you directly from my profile on writerscafe.org, to check this is you and not spam 🙂
May 30, 2014 at 6:08 pm
Thanks Nigel and no worries. Was just wondering where it came from but happy you could use it. Great photo 🙂
May 31, 2014 at 9:22 am