Hook
Ancient legends speak of the River Lethe, crossed by departing souls. The waters of the Lethe wash away memory, allowing for spiritual rebirth, reincarnation, a return to the world in new form.
This memory implant represents a bridge over the Lethe.
For those chosen to cross over to the new land in return for
their treasure, lives and selves.
Description
This virtual monoculture glade from the long time of forests,
a place of happy gatherings, of families, plentiful food and water.
These sycamores grew over centuries, through thousands of days, wider than 10 people,
white with age as the outer covering, called bark, falls away.
forked, trunks
climbing to the sky.
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
Thank you Michael for this beautiful gallery of photos. Being a tree lover I am really relishing these
photos.
You give the whole post such peace with the introduction about Lethe and the photo of the river.
/ miriam
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What’s your take on the story?….I’d like to know. Thanks for the visit and compliments….I love trees also, as you can tell.
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😊 I will ponder and hope to give an answer.
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I find these photos soothing. A very welcome post.
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What’s your take on the story?… I’d like to know…this is a new Category (fiction) for me. Thanks for the visit and sharing your impressions on the photography.
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It’s very poetic. More poem, than story, but that’s perfect for your photos. You led me on a journey, but if we crossed the Lethe, I can’t remember….😉
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Very helpful, thanks!!
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ha ha….I got it just now.
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I knew it didn’t hit you immediately. I couldn’t resist.
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Really beautiful your pictures are…(talking like Yoda from Star Wars)
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I really enjoy this great pictures of the sleeping nature.
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Such a beautiful, serene and calm pics ❣✌
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Thanks for the feedback….what is your impression of the text? This is a new category for me, fiction.
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Legend has it the ancient Druid priests considered trees to be spiritually sacred.
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Druids left no written records. We will never know, leaving literature (legends) to spin.
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May be that there are not so many written traditions from these times like the Edda or Tacitus’ Germania. But for the socalled Germanic tribes it is very well researched that their temples were just places in forests and also the magical moors in the era 2,000 years ago. There to be found holy groves and trees no longer existing and destroyed.
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You nailed the fiction. I really enjoyed it, and the photos to match. Brilliant! The pictures are beautiful. Looking forward to see if you continue with fiction.
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sure, with enough encouragement. Thanks RG
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Very interesting! 🙂 The Sycamore trees are rather regal! There are large Sycamore trees in the park by the school for the multiply handicapped where i used to work. They too are marvelous trees! 🙂
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Thanks, Tom. Also known as Plane trees in England. They are easy to identify.
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The last two photos are very striking. I enjoyed how you wove fiction in between the images. A poetic journey into an ancient legend flowing through time. The first two photos add to the sense of bridging layers of a soul’s existence. Wonderful post, Michael. ❤
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Thanks for your perceptive reading, Olga, and insights.
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Hope you continue to pursue that style of presentation of your talent. 🙂
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Staggering post,most uplifting photos,loved the river of unmindfulness,the River Lethe,presumably,Greek Mythology. inspires you.
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That’s the one, DG. Thanks for visiting!!!!
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Sycamore trees are wonderful. I didn’t appreciate them when I was growing up on Long Island, but I’ve made up for that in recent years in central Texas, where sycamores readily spring up alongside our Hill Country creeks.
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I was raised on Long Island also…..Albertson. I remember the “butterballs” we called them…good for throwing at each other.
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Nice photos! ^^;
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Thank You, Yolanda
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The poetic text gives an imaginative sheen to the tree images
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Just so, thank you.
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Un luogo dal fascino leggendario!
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We love that spot on the planet
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