Strolling through ‘Arboretum’: In what language does a forest cry?

If you try, there are at least a hundred ways to look at a tree.

1. You can gaze it like an object;

2. admire it as a subject;

3. really see it as an equal;

4. be annoyed at its suppleness;

5. look at its gentle dance;

6. notice its polyphonies;

7. spy on its humour;

8. clock its rage;

9. sight the tree’s deceptive androgyny;

10. behold its majesty;

11. be stunned at its crown’s shyness;

12. set eyes on the living-systems it’s friends with;

13. catch it mid-gossip with other trees;

14. be solaced by its sturdy comfort;

15. rest under its canopy;

16. swing in its branches;

17. indulge your kleptomania with its fruits;

18. be seduced by its effortless floral gifts;

19. soothe yourself with its sap;

20. see how it feeds a whole community;

21. ascertain its infinite liveliness;

22. inquire if it’s parched;

23. tend to its bleeds;

24. investigate its boundaries;

25. gaze at its sweets and bitters;

26. spot its silent luminosity;

27. bathe in its light;

28. witness its silent rebellion;

29. heal with its medicinality;

30. stretch with its respiring wisdom;

31. acknowledge it as an archive-keeper;

32. soak in the hives it supports;

33. notice how it homes its winged neighbours;

34. supplicate for some rest;

35. be hypnotised by its fighting spirit;

36. enjoy its verses;

37. bask in its impressionism;

38. watch it pray to the skies;

39. commend its secular love;

40. adore its improvisations;

41. catch it play hide and seek with the sun;

42. see it as the jungle gym for the curious;

43. copy how it changes its wardrobe;

44. cherish its love for spring;

45. learn its autumnal r&r routine;

46. fancy its...

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