The one thing people tend to forget is to properly take care of a tree. My neighbor doesn't prune his trees. He chops them down. Then goes out to buy another. We are guilty of treating people the same way. Throw out the old relationships and plant new people.

Thanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s time you get to meet all that inspires me. Thanks for being part of the conversation

Research shows that trees and shrubs do not defuse sound. They absorb it. Sound moves through a collection of tree 13 times faster than other areas. I wonder then, when I hear music from the other side of this forest what am I sending to them? Rarely do I have music playing outside. But I have thoughts. A full display of my mental transistions.

Thanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s time you get to meet all that inspires me. Thanks for being part of the conversation

Living in a forest feels like our living room is fully complete with natural plants and other living things.  Like our homes, the forest needs to be maintained and kept clean.  For the first time we've invited an outsider inside to prune. For what we are placing in boxes during our everyday life is weight not that of value.

Thanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s time you get to meet all that inspires me. Thanks for being part of the conversation

Living in a forest has it's challenges while at the same time you're constantly wondering who else is feeling the energy a forest brings. As humans we tend to take a lot from beautiful lays of land. Not just stones and photographs but the energy that a forest brings. When will you begin your journey of giving back?

Thanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s time you get to meet all that inspires me. Thanks for being part of the conversation

Thanks for being part of the conversation I am the Poet In The Forest. A children series I penned out in the 1990s. None of it would be possible if it wasn’t for this forest in South Charlotte, NC. I talk about it so much that I thought maybe it’s time you get to meet all that inspires me. Thanks for being part of the conversation

A huge spring storm is about to bust loose on this forest. It's swirling in circles like that of a hurricane but it's much too early for such a thing. The forest is leaning in to prepare for the worst. Human's tend to run indoors to watch the storm from a window or an app. I can't control what plays out inside this collection of trees. I am only a poet in a forest.