My neighborhood is filled with Rowan down most every street. We have a Rowan tree in our backyard which soon after we moved into our house began to grow. Since I never pluck out anything that sprouts in my yard until actually realizing what it is the Rowan sprout ... now a tree remains.
Rowan trees are absolutely gorgeous in the autumn. There is also a folklore that surrounds them.
The Rowan Tree in Scottish and Celtic Folklore
"Rowan Trees are
favoured in Scotland and are held with high esteem in Scottish and
Ancient Celtic folklore. It is a tree said to offer protection in more
ways than one and it was once forbidden to cut one down in the case of
bad luck. If items were harvested from the then they were only to be
used for the means of ritual and nothing else."
The Rowan Tree Folklore
by jeanne rené
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| photo: jeannerené |
The Rowan
Late September
the Rowan guard stands in bold choir outside of school, yielding to a soft whistle and show of red dress.
As blue-beaked thrush flits
branch to last berry,
ruddy leaves rustle against
the spirits,
and the bird
stops its drunken revelry
to join the Rowan’s song
“Oh, children,”
winging atop, it flees.
“Oh, children,” the whispering trees
return the melody.
“Pass under me.”
At noon I hear
a chorus of play
drift over fences into my open window.
“Oh, children,” the heart murmurs.
copyright jeannerené 08.22.08
