photo : The Grove, scenic reserve, Pohara, young rimu  which has undoubtedly inspired a number of legends.

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The tree was drifting/

in the middle of the forest/

It was about/

letting  the wind, and time take its course/

So I followed/

its movements/ 

oh so slow,

in a kind of  renunciation/

of heat, and  of time/

and of his nonchalant destiny