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From the branches, voices whisper\nSinging soft low songs, in the breeze
\nThe more we listen,\u00a0 less we hear
\nFrom the low chorus of the trees<\/p>\n
From the branches, voices whisper
\nSinging soft low songs, in the breeze
\nThe more we listen,\u00a0 less we hear
\nFrom the low chorus of the trees<\/p>\n
When we don’t listen, more we hear
\nMusic echoes through the leaves
\nThe chorus of the Tree Spirits
\nHiding in shadows like thieves.<\/p>\n
Ghosts gone, of an age now long past
\nWhen druids loud chants echoed in the air
\nAppeal, appease, the ancient Gods
\nNow, nothing but peace, stillness there…<\/p>\n
As I walk, beneath, underfoot
\nLeaves crackling, the only sound
\nBirdsong, flapping of a bird wings…
\nI am as one with the sacred ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the branches, voices whisper Singing soft low songs, in the breeze The more we listen,\u00a0 less we hear From the low chorus of the trees When we don’t listen, more we hear Music echoes through the leaves The chorus of the Tree Spirits Hiding in shadows like thieves. Ghosts …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[232,23],"tags":[443,42,445,12,444],"class_list":["post-276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nature-2","category-north-longford","tag-edenmore-bog-walk","tag-longford","tag-natural-ireland","tag-nature","tag-walking-in-longford","column","twocol"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-4s","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":146,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/walking-by-swans-at-lough-sallagh\/","url_meta":{"origin":276,"position":0},"title":"Walking by Swans at Lough Sallagh","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"10th June 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"As if applause, a clap clap clap Echos the evening air As I walk past spectators And yet, there's no-one there. 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