The first tree
\nOf the OGHAM alpahabet
\nFrom the sanscrit
\nWord which means
\nthe bark that you can write on
\nBHURGA sets our scenes
\nIt is Very much like paper
\nRuled by venus Culpepper said
\nThe first tree to come back to leaf
\nIn spring thus it has led<\/p>\n
Renewal and purification
\nIt makes for a fine maypole
\nBundles of birch for the besom
\nAnd clearly its true role
\nto drive out spirits of the old year
\nAnd enrich the early soul<\/p>\n
Fly agaric and chantarelles
\nDo like to dance and play
\nIn the forest where rhe birches grow
\nIt kind of makes their day
\nBluebells love the birch trees
\nViolets and mosses too
\nHome of the chaga mushroom
\nEspecially good for you<\/p>\n
Where it grows
\nIt improves the soil
\nFor other souls to grow
\nWith male and female catkins
\nIn many ways it does show
\nA lead in sensitivity
\nAnd the powdery white
\nCan be protection to the skin in sun
\nRubbed On Helps to fight<\/p>\n
The sap can be drawn off
\nTo drink, it be the druid drink
\nGood for spring at the equinox
\nBetter than some might think
\nExhilarAting and purposeful
\nAnd its leaves can surely be
\nMade into a tisane
\nFor cystitis and for gout
\nAnd strips of bark applied upon
\nmuscle pain can out
\nA tough and heavystraight grained wood
\nUsed for cradles For the nation
\nVery good for turning
\nAnd whisky distillation<\/p>\n
In Druidry the druids tree
\nIs the oak
\nThe bards the birch
\nThe ovate picks the Yew
\nAnd the hazel
\nFor the few
\nWho take to devining water
\nTrees are the patient who
\nstay the course
\nWith the utmost force
\nWith oxygen anew<\/p>\n
Thankful for the CO2
\nThat we share
\nThats what we do
\nBERK And BEITHE
\nIn place names show
\nThe birches
\nWhere they love to grow<\/p>\n
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The first tree Of the OGHAM alpahabet From the sanscrit Word which means the bark that you can write on BHURGA sets our scenes It is Very much like paper Ruled by venus Culpepper said The first tree to come … Continue reading