"Forest" a Poem by Dave Matthews
1 Video View·Jul 30, 2024
How would you describe a forest to someone who had never been to one? Dave Matthews immerses us in the sights, sounds, and description of a forest.
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"How would I explain a forest to someone
who had never been in one?
The trees and the wind through them,
the birds and their songs,
and their acrobatic flight about the branches,
the smell of the last time and the time before,
and the time before that, that I was in the woods.
The sound and the silence,
the peace and the crunch of the leaves.
The sound of a stream or a woodpecker
or a squirrel disappearing,
and the trees reaching up and up
and up to gather the sun
and turn light into air.
The trees like a fortress for the natural world.
What if I could not take my children
for a walk in the woods?"