White Pine (Pinus Strobus)

There is a tree much grander and wiser than me.
She offers her medicine for us you see.

I give her an offering of tobacco, corn, or sage.
In return she offers her life force to heal any age.

She is the great great granddaughter passing her medicine down.
All of this is done without a sound.

“Here child, use these needles when you must, for I am strong and robust. I give to you vitamins A and C, with this you can make a special tea. I can ease your joint pain, colds, and flu, lift your spirits and take your cough away, too.

We have a commitment to each other in the most stupendous way.
We share the breath of life each and every day.

Without a doubt trees play a major role on our planet. They offer a place of rest for the winged ones, a place to play for the four-legged, food, medicine, and most of all, they gift us with the breath of life.

Earth Mother says, “Someday you, too, will have children and your children will have children and so on. I offer everything to sustain you, in return, you must sustain me.”

--Dr. JoAnn Quattrone