# Trees again *The Urth list — 2 messages, 1 voices, 29 Dec 2002* > Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright > in each message remains with the person who wrote it. > Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original > archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than > retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. --- ### Malcolm McGugan *29 Dec 2002, 20:59* Some people on this list are very interested in the role of trees in the Sun books. One of my favourite poems is Hallaig by Sorley MacLean. This poem was written in Scots Gaelic and is about the highland clearances (what else). In this poem the author imagines that the spirit/soul/es Now I am not suggesting that Wolfe was thinking about this poem or anything like it (but how I wish it could be true), however some may just find this useful/interesting/inspiring. The poem begins, “Time, the deer, is in Hallaig wood”. nastler Har du problemer med din hjemmecomputer? FÃ¥ hjælp med Yahoo!s PC-support --- ### Malco *29 Dec 2002, 21:47 · follows Malcolm McGugan* Some people on this list are very interested in the role of trees in the Sun books. One of my favourite poems is Hallaig by Sorley MacLean. This poem was written in Scots Gaelic and is about the highland clearances (what else). In this poem the author imagines that the spirit/soul/essence of those who have now left the islands and glens deserted (vanished people anyone?) still remains and is manifest in the trees and woods coating the land. Now I am not suggesting that Wolfe was thinking about this poem or anything like it (but how I wish it could be true), however some may just find this useful/interesting/inspiring. The poem begins, “Time, the deer, is in Hallaig wood”. nastler Har du problemer med din hjemmecomputer? Få hjælp med Yahoo!s PC-support på http://dk.shopping.yahoo.com/pcsupport/index.html ---