Two things to recall: I said that my heart hurt as a result of the leaves dying on the left side of my Poplar AND before that when the Poplar said 'What can you say to a world that doesn't want to know?' I had this interaction with Ali:
I told my friend Ali about the tree's message and he said he had a vision of a tree's bark pulled apart at heart level, and, inside, a bleeding heart. A powerful image. Yet, more than that: for the Anishinaabe First Nation people, the Trembling Poplar (or Aspen) is heart medicine. They used to cut a piece of bark at heart level, boil it into a tea and drink it for heart health. The Chippewa made a decoction of root, bud and blossom of Balsam Poplar for the heart. What's more, Diana Beresford-Kroeger's research shows that this species does indeed create chemicals that support healthy cardiac functioning.
Now, I decided to tray to paint Ali's idea. Here's what I came up with.
Yeah, I know, it's not great. BUT when I went back to the tree, I saw this on her right hand side - at heart height!
It's a heart! Shaped like the biological heart, not like the emoticon version.
Spooky tree!
I remember in a previous post what the tree said and also Ali's response. The story, your artwork, and the photo are moving -- and yes a tad spooky. It reminds me to pay attention to life around me x