02/15/2026
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Communicate with the trees and they will communicate with you.
Walk
poem by Caiyam Carroll https://www.caiyam.com/
I was out walking
and approached
a grand old redwood.
I stopped and bowed.
I heard the tree respond.
"Thank you for not ignoring
your grandmother,"
she whispered.
I smiled and said,
"I learned this from
an old cedar not far
from Purple Lake in the
Sierra Nevada mountains.
That wise one taught me
that you trees understand
our hearts a mile before
we arrive,
that you read us
by feeling our steps.
Is that true?
Can you really feel everything
on our heartmind,
especially the things
we conceal from others
and ourselves?"
"Yes, we may seem
silent and idle,
but we see everything,
and we speak with one another.
The knowing of all trees
is instantaneous across
seven continents."
That noble cedar told me,
"Befriend trees, and you will find
great kinship wherever you go
in this world.
He said that trees know
I am coming before I arrive,
that the rustling of leaves
is a secret song
that contains volumes,
if I would only listen."
"That's right,"
she said.
"It's simple:
Do not ignore
your great-grandmother.
Invest one moment
of your precious day
to pause and honor a tree
with a gesture that suits
your nature.
Join your palms reverently.
Bow in humble recognition.
Place your hand on your heart.
Stand still and speak sincerely,
Say, 'I see you, grandmother.
Thank you.'
If you honor us,
we will help you.
This is the ancient way.
When humans
walk in sacredness,
befriending and venerating
us trees within your communities
and everywhere you go,
harmony returns.
Like this, the spirit of
one living family
on Earth
is restored.
