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ArtistHigly textured, salt infused, watercolor, pastel, ink painting Deep rich moss covered old growth forest, soft moonbeams of light flowing through the trees, silhouette of a woman walking along a well trodden pathway winding through the softly undulating landscape, ferns, moss, tiny wildflowers, soft pinpoints of light glistening upon all. 1600s, arthur rackham, edward robert hughes, monet
Poem by
Walter De la Mare
“Happy, happy
it is to be”
Where the greenwood hangs
o’er the dark blue sea;
To roam in the moonbeams
clear and still
To dance with the elves
Over dale and hill;
To sip their cups,
and with them roam
the fields
for dewdrops
and honeycomb.
Come then,
climb
as quick as you can,
to be with the fairies
in fairy land!
“Never, never,
comes tear or sorrow,
In the mansions old
where the fairies dwell;
But only the harping
of their sweet harp-strings,
And the lonesome stroke
of a distant bell,
Where upon hills
of time thyme
and heather,
The shepherd sits
with his wandering sheep;
The curlew wails,
and the skylark hovers
Over the sand
where the conies creep;
Come then,
climb
as quick as you can,
to be with the fairies,
in fairyland!
FAERIES AND MUSHROOMS
WHAT’S THE CONNECTION?
WELL, WHEN THE POEM MENTIONS…
…where the greenwood hangs over the dark blue sea...
THIS REMINDS ME …
mushrooms
are
often found
growing
in the
woods.
They like
ambient
light.
(older audience)
psilocybin
mushrooms
are
less found
in the
woods.
They are
more often
found
FOLLOWING
HUMANS
(according to Paul Stamets--
interesting)
Meanwhile, just so you know, all of the fairy poems
shared were gathered (some written by me) a few years prior
to discovering Paul Stamets and his mushroom work. At the time
I was trying to connect, especially children, to nature with
a bit of fun by incorporating fairies, along with nature activities.
Then, when I discovered Paul Stamets and his work with mushrooms,
I thought in a way, I had discovered a holy grail to many of our environmental
problems, which has always been a core interest of mine.
This influence from Paul Stamets began around 2010 to the present.
However, because of one interview which I thought was not
in his usual style of being straight upfront, in fact, appeared to be
over-acting, I began to question the ground upon which he stood.
The following link I think gives a fair assessment and balance to all
in his regard, so perhaps, in the end, we may not throw out the baby
with the bathwater.
https://seismicspore.com/paul-stamets-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
