Blessings of Trees

I adore trees but my very favorite is the Queen Beech of Caumsett State Park in Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island.  I swear Caitlin Matthews must have been there when she wrote this blessing in the Celtic style.

I go forth today under the
Cloak of Covering:

triumph of treetops,

majesty of foliage,

lightness of leaves,

strength of trunk,

suppleness of bark,

power of branches,

stability of roots,

penetration of sap,

energy of growth.

May no harm befall me
under the covering of this forest cloak,
this day and this night.

-Caitlin Matthews-

(all pictures are of my beloved Queen Beech at Caumsett State Park)