My Roots
by Audrey Roth
“When I am depressed, or stressed, or in need of a dose of the Divine, I go deep into the woods and sit with the trees. My soul communes with them, and sings with their roots. Although I cannot see them, I know they are below me, settled deep underground. When they need support, they reach for their surrounding roots, entwining one with the other. Those roots, enmeshed as they are, form a sacred community, palpable to me.
I place my hand gently on the visible part of one root, connecting with the thrum of this underground copse. They are humming deeply, like the lowest of low Tuvan throat singers. I imagine them gently swaying together; my body begins swaying with them, sitting under the tree, in the middle of the woods” - Audrey Roth”
About Audrey
Audrey Roth is an inveterate (ex-pat) New Yorker, and a survivor of a rollercoaster childhood of abuse. She is the author of Arms Akimbo: A Journey of Healing, and uses her writing to build strength and resilience. Audrey is a lesbian, a Jew, a feminist, a writer, and a singer, as well as the proud mama of her daughter, the loving, out and proud spouse of her wife, and the proud personal scratching post for Hercules (her cat).
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Truly inspiring, Audrey. Thank you for joining in. Lynne Berrett
I love this. Thank you Audrey and AMP.