Mendenhall in winter,
frozen Mendenhall Lake in foreground
creative commons attribution - share
As your icefields melt,
an ancient forest
is revealed,
voices from
another time.
Ice Forest by Abby Lowell, Juneau Empire
The short poem above is all that came, after which I was speechless, so in awe I couldnt think of another word.
posted for Hannah's prompt at Real Toads - Hungry and Haunted: The Mendenhall Ice Caves
Do check the links at Toads. There should be some intriguing responses!
sources:
http://frontierscientists.com/2013/09/forest-revealed-under-glacial-ice/
http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-09-13/ancient-trees-emerge-frozen-forest-tomb#.UmFx73CsjlM
Wow. Haiku-ish.
ReplyDeletemerging of two worlds inside the glaciers:)
ReplyDeletewow, wow. exactly enough, Sherry.
ReplyDeleteIs this another result of global warming, I wonder, which leaves the ancient trees exposed?
ReplyDeleteExcellent...enjoyed the post.
ReplyDeletePeace
Siggi
An ancient forest exposed due to climate changes ~ How interesting to see but also brings forth the message that we need to better care for our environment ~ Good one Sherry ~
ReplyDeleteSherri - have you seen this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC3VTgIPoGU
ReplyDeleteawesome and frightening
your write is pitch perfect
you hit the mark....
ReplyDeleteLove the wonder in such few words...and the haunting effect also
ReplyDeleteSo much revealed here in so few words, Sherry. This inspires many emotions in me...awe and fear and wonder, among them. It also raises all kinds of questions. Really like this!
ReplyDeleteInteresting video Grapeling linked. I would love to read what the scientists find... Wonder if there is a website link for that?
ReplyDeleteThe other side of the global warming coin .... So right, the back story you uncovered is fascinating!
ReplyDeleteFantastic, Sherry, for a tree-hugger like you to write about an ancient forest preserved in ice— serendipitous. Love your poem.
ReplyDeleteLuv, K
Your words are exactly right.
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
Comfort Spiral
=^..^= <3
I agree with those who said WOW. How very amazing, Sherry.
ReplyDeleteexcellent.....kind of magical touch....
ReplyDeletevery nice....tight verse...and so true the life that lives under the ice when we let it melt.
ReplyDeleteIt is really cool whats the receding glacier are revealing. I worked near the Alaska Panhandle and every year the glacier you recede about a meter and show high grade gold and copper. That was in 1991 - since then i lost track but I'm sure someones been watching.
ReplyDeleteIt is wow! You added your Mary Oliver magic~
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And the brevity is perfect, Sherry...just absolutely perfect...voices from another time indeed as I believe that trees do have voices. This is wonderful, thank you so much for sharing and writing form your heart!
ReplyDeleteWhat an excellent comment on the "global warming that isn't," according to some naive/heads in the sand people. Also, the stripping away of the ice to reveal the broken tree mirrors our broken values as the ice melts from our planet... BRILL. Amy
ReplyDeleteTotally cool!
ReplyDeleteVery cool-- i was in the Himalayas a few years ago and the glaciers have a black layer of soot on them. Terrible and speeds melting. Like your video the other day-- makes one feel sick as these places are -- As your poem points out-- so awe inspiring . K or manicddaily.
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