Painting the Forest Garden in Words

Painting the Forest Garden in Words

Climbing trees as a child The rustle of trees on the breeze The colour of berries Smell of clean air

Edible nature Poisonous nature.

Nettle stings and overgrown bushes A beautiful breeze.

The peeling skin of a dead tree harbouring new life.

Darkness Into Light

Blue sky clouds

and rain

Oxygen Pollution

Leaves through the seasons Wooden branches bent to make fences

Noisy yet peaceful

Calm Among ChaoS

Man-made machines murmur against the meadow

Everything Life force Constant Reaching Seasons Changing Dormant

Emerging Giving Gentle Shade Shelter Timeless Silent

Nature’s

Carpet

Eyes of the Sheep Dog

Busy Bees Buzzing Traffic

A pop of colours amongst shades of green

Painting the Forest Garden in Words is the result of a Human Nature writing workshop with the Lancashire Wildlife Trust/Pennine Care’s Nature and Wellbeing group…

Lesley Billington, Gill, Julie Dealy, Beverley Coyne, Karen, Damian Shaw, Sarah-Jane, Jo and Jenny.

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