The colour of hope
Where earth is dull and grey,
Our dreams conjure a kaleidoscope of colours
Rich brown of leaf litter and oak bark
Tinted silver-blue by lichen
Sparkle of sun on jewels of dew
Collaged canopy filters yellow-green light
– the colour of hope
Where cars ceaselessly growl,
Our souls sprout a symphony of sound
Giggle of water over pebbles,
Rush of wind through leaves
As branches sway like dancers
To an unheard tune
Chorus of birds at dawn
As they welcome the gift of day
With joyous song
Where air is thick with fumes,
Our minds imagine fragrance fanned by the breeze
Honeyed scent of blossom
Rich aroma of leaf mould
And the damp before rain
Where the world is harsh and cold with concrete,
Our hearts envision a land soft with sunlight
Delicate down of dandelions,
Tickle of grasses on bare soles
And the cool caress of rain
Upon our upturned faces
It starts in farm and field and your back-yard
As the seed stirs awake in our hands
Green catches like a spark
Leaps from country to continent
Defying boundaries and borders
Sunlight clears the mist
As birdsong mingles with laughter,
The vision of children
Drifts on the wind
To whisper in every ear
And stir in every heart
The potential of our hope
Maddy Isaacs
Sept 2021
Children’s Art
Inspiration
Here are some wonderful tree-related films:
Eden Reforestation Project
(1) 2020 Year in Review | Eden Reforestation Projects – YouTube
Planting acorns
(1) Planting Acorns with Alison Sudol & Anna Richardson – YouTube
The Promise
(1) The Promise – YouTube
From Acorn to Oak
(1) The Promise Acorn Timelapse – YouTube
(1) Intelligent Trees Official Trailer – YouTube
(1) Call of the Forest – Official Trailer – YouTube
Song Forest
Welcome to the Song Forest – a space for sharing songs to be sung with for, to and about the trees, as well as the birds, animals, plants and other life forms that together create our living forests.
We will soon be adding more songs to this growing collection, which we hope will encourage and inspire you to create and share your own songs in celebration of the forests. If you have a forest song that you’d like to share here, please contact us at
We would love for these songs to be shared and sung far and wide!
If you enjoy what you hear, please do share with others, and please consider making a donation to help more children plant forests for the future generations of all species.
