Comments for Julia Butterfly Hill's Weblog

Comment on Sing Your Songs by sergio moline saez

sergio moline saez — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:22:24 +0000

Hace muchos años leí su libro, pero ya me había olvidado de usted.Aunque ya ve, paseando por internet he tropezado con su blog.Qué tal le va? recuerdo que su libro era muy bello, casi alegre; en cambio esta poesía es un poco triste.Puedo preguntarle por qué? está cansada? en ese caso no deseo molestarla. Después de todo qué sabré yo de estas cosas?
Pero le diré una cosa, los niños de la tierra no van a resolver los problemas de los adultos porque aún no pueden entenderlos. La adolescencia es una forma de crisálida; los adultos podemos volar, los niños no…y usted se convirtió en una mariposa. La vida sopla para todo el mundo pero aprender a volar es responsabilidad de cada uno, no cree? Yo me he convertido en una avispa, da igual, lo importante es volar…

Comment on Sing Your Songs by Sam Sommers

Sam Sommers — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:45:50 +0000

Julia, there is one really important change to make to the song…one change to the song I’ve sent, here is the corrected text. I’ve put in the word “singing,” whereever there is the word “pleading.” The song feels so much better. It truly makes the song. So much more joy. Sorry to fiddle with things after having sent it in for posting, but this it. I won’t bother you with anything more to do with the song. And I won’t barrage you with silly. Here is the corrected title and text:

I’m Singing for the Forests

Verse:
I’m singing for the forests,
The fair cov’ring of earth.
That give to us moist air to breathe
My breath to me, from birth.

Verse:
In all the world the forests,
I’m singing for their fate,
where balsam, fir, and elm all dwell
in a pale and mournful state.

Chorus:
Of all the villainy conceived
And wrought in acts of man
I know not one so grievous now
As the destruction of the land.

Verse:
Explosions on the mountaintops
On the mountains of the Lord
They tear the verdant ridges down
In rubble to the ground.

Verse:
The coal that’s taken from the hills
“Clean coal” is what it’s called
Is mined and burned within the mills
to light our hallowed halls.

Chorus:
We see the sure destruction
We feel it in our bones
For though they may seem far from us
The mountains are our home.

Verse:
In states a thousand miles away
Are brown and dying stands
Where poisons carried on the winds
Devastate our handsome land

Chorus:
In countries all across the world
We hear the same complaint
The trees are poisoned by the winds
“Our childrens’ breath is faint.”

Verse:
The leadership in Washington
Is distracted as us all
They’ve not the will to interfere
And heed the mountain’s c alls.

Verse:
When will we learn to see each tree,
And mountain for itself?
A living thing with veined hands
Giving life, and breath, and health.

Verse:
No tree can speak for itself
Nor vista can implore
When enginery of war is used*
‘Gainst a mountain and its ore.

Chorus:
I’m singing to the Congress, Senate,
President, Citizens, —All—
Wake up. Take action. —Stop the greed
That is threatening us all.

Chorus:
I’m singing for the forests—
I’m singing for their fate
a kingdom where our senseless ways
kill God’s amazing grace.

Comment on Sing Your Songs by kristina

kristina — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:29:37 +0000

Hello fellow WordPress blogger! I have been checking your blog since meeting you first in Knoxville, TN (UCC National Youth Event) and then last year at the Non-violent Communication weekend in Eugene. When I was awarded the Kreativ Blogger award, I wanted to send you one as well in recognition of your poetry. Thanks Julia!

~kristina, blogging at tenminutemissive.com

Comment on Sing Your Songs by Vinny Burgoo

Vinny Burgoo — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:12:57 +0000

How can you plant
Trees in the middle
Of an ocean of hate?

Love isn’t enough

You also need weighted
Cages full of salt-repelling compost

And calm weather

And perhaps a
Submarine to prune
The roots of mankind’s
Nastiness

Comment on Sing Your Songs by Bree Candiloro

Bree Candiloro — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:17:08 +0000

Yes! Lift up your voice and sing!

Comment on Sing Your Songs by Abbie

Abbie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:51:51 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing your poems – they are amazing!

Comment on In Honor of Unexpected Friends and Unexpected Surprises by Mark McDonald

Mark McDonald — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:24:36 +0000

Ms. Hill, I appreciate your efforts in educating people, and trying to make them aware of their individual power. I also am in agreement with your disappointment with President Obama. I think our true foe in this world is the ever increasing stranglehold on our life by corporations and their political partners in crime. Your stand for the environment and your obvious commitment to the idea of an individual’s personal power is not new, however it is refreshing to see it become part of your message, for that is the key to true change and transformation. Freedom through Personal Responsibility and Awareness. I personally am trying to put forth an idea, which would remove much of the protection and power of corporate entities. Unfortunately they enjoy much of the same rights as you and I, and yet can live on forever, with no personal responsibility, shielding their owners and stockholders from the liability of the harm they cause. They act like money hungry sociopaths, and we are merely their prey. Their greed knows no bounds, nor any conscience. We have descended into an age of blatant fascism in America, no amount of flag waving can hide it. Even our federal government is a corporate structure (which is how they circumvent the constitution). There no longer exist any common law courts, only courts of equity or civil law, which primarily is a function of enforcing corporate rule over us all.
I pray that you are well and happy and please continue to show the power of individuals can triumph over corporate monsters, Thank you, Mark McDonald.

Comment on Another Quick Posting Update by pocketrockets

pocketrockets — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:42:37 +0000

Hey been looking at this site for ages now and thought i should sign up and spread the word!

I’m ed

(please move this if its in the wrong place and bare with me, I’m new!)

Comment on In Honor of Unexpected Friends and Unexpected Surprises by miwe

miwe — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:33:38 +0000

Beautiful… simple…. MAGIC

Comment on In Honor of Unexpected Friends and Unexpected Surprises by barneyv

barneyv — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:05:02 +0000

that would be a sight we are just getting leaves in a downward direction but imagining all that color going everywich way. IDIC reminds me most things are infinitely smaller the closer they are don’t let the tree cause you to miss the forest sorry couldn’t resist. but what’s new starfish =) and if we expected all things ….ps have you thought about doing a cookbook vegan be an excuse to INDULGE