27/12/2024
This poem by Douglas Malloch speaks to his principles and ethos of the lumberjack and his hard word as a woodcutter, the title for on of his most famous poems.
In this poem. Malloch implies how we need others to feel as thouGh we are lIving a fulfilled life. In the 2nd stanza, we are asked to consider how a little struggle in life
Good Timber the final verses speak to the magic of trees and the mystery they root us in. Life is a universal mash-up of experiences that keep us curious about our existence.
Extract - GOOD TIMBER
by Douglas Malloch
Good timber does not grow with ease,
The stronger wind, the stronger trees,
The further sky, the greater length,
The more the storm, the more the strength.
By sun and cold, by rain and snow,
In trees and men good timbers grow.
Where thickest lies the forest growth
We find the patriarchs of both.
And they hold counsel with the stars
Whose broken branches show the scars
Of many winds and much of strife.
This is the common law of life.
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