Arrows tipped with poison
\nHorses, inhalation
\nDeath becomes an immediacy
\nAnd after life sensation
\nCows and Deers and we ourselves
\nCan ‘t realise the lure
\nThe toxic combination
\nThat will never be a cure<\/p>\n
Carpenters use wood for coffins
\nBark is red if struck it bleeds
\nIt hardens fast and black of colour
\nImmortality on it feeds
\nRenewal and regeneration
\nThe otherworld, the ancestors too
\nWithin it’s heart a transformation
\nThat is truly the blessed Yew<\/p>\n
Ten different species
\nAnd all slow growing
\nSacred to Hecate and the Crone
\nAnd aspects of the triple goddess
\nDeath and the afterlife
\nFull blown<\/p>\n
Many ancient country churchyards
\nInclude yews and probably
\nThey were planted before the church was
\nBuilt
\nThe Druids they could see<\/p>\n
The great potential of hill or
\nOutcrop
\nA well,a sacred site maybe
\nCenturies of Druidic rites
\nSacred groves and a legacy<\/p>\n
Nodes and springs
\nAnd ancient magick
\nEncoded ogham energy
\nOther levels of existence
\nBrought about by the great tree<\/p>\n
Death can never ever be final
\nIt’s a transformation and we
\nCan learn a great deal from
\nThe spirit
\nBeyond the material plain
\nThe tree<\/p>\n
A bringer of dreams
\nAnd underworld journeys
\nDense and heavy an orange hue
\nA deep red core
\nAnd what of taxol
\nA cancer cure
\nOne good and true<\/p>\n
The Pacific Yew
\nInhibits cell growth
\nAnd cell division
\nAnd certainly
\nIs very rare
\nAnd very potent
\nIn the rarified air
\nOf mystery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arrows tipped with poison Horses, inhalation Death becomes an immediacy And after life sensation Cows and Deers and we ourselves Can ‘t realise the lure The toxic combination That will never be a cure Carpenters use wood for coffins Bark … Continue reading