<html><head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Today is International Day of Forests. You might enjoy reading my friend’s excellent poem to the trees, kids, grandchildren or friends on this glorious day<br><div dir="ltr"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--><div class="ydp335f5e43yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div> <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Hi Bob and Nora</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;">I am honoured to have my poem "The Names of Trees" profiled by the British organization Trees for Cities to celebrate International Day of Forests, March 21st. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;">I'm especially pleased as Robert Macfarlane, whose work I admire, was the judge. ( Author of <i>The Lost Words</i> and others.)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Here is a link to the organization's website announcement:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.treesforcities.org/stories/our-poetree-winners" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_7194159579">Celebrate International Day of Forests with poetree! | Trees for Cities</a><br></div><div><br></div><div id="ydp9a3e1d04enhancr_card_7194159579" class="ydp9a3e1d04yahoo-link-enhancr-card ydp9a3e1d04ymail-preserve-class ydp9a3e1d04ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" data-url="https://www.treesforcities.org/stories/our-poetree-winners" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.treesforcities.org/stories/our-poetree-winners" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important" class="ydp9a3e1d04yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" class="ydp9a3e1d04card-wrapper ydp9a3e1d04yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" class="ydp9a3e1d04card ydp9a3e1d04yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px"><tbody><tr><td class="ydp9a3e1d04card-primary-image-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/Oz.0HKHQz7bBuAY5jccC.g--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://d119urb6x3h6hn.cloudfront.net/_resized/s3-eu-west-1_amazonaws_com/treesforcities/images/fall-4641619_1920_b461050e7d2ab907641732367d75e2c9.jpg.cf.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" height="175" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-size: cover; position: relative; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;"><v:fill type="frame" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/Oz.0HKHQz7bBuAY5jccC.g--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://d119urb6x3h6hn.cloudfront.net/_resized/s3-eu-west-1_amazonaws_com/treesforcities/images/fall-4641619_1920_b461050e7d2ab907641732367d75e2c9.jpg.cf.jpg"/></v:rect><![endif]--><table border="0" class="ydp9a3e1d04card-overlay-container-table ydp9a3e1d04yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td class="ydp9a3e1d04card-overlay-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png" bgcolor="transparent" valign="top" style="background-color: transparent; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:-18px;left:0;"><v:fill type="pattern" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png"/><v:textbox inset="0,0,20px,0"><![endif]--><table border="0" class="ydp9a3e1d04yahoo-ignore-table" height="175" style="width: 100%; min-height: 175px;"><tbody><tr><td class="ydp9a3e1d04card-richInfo2" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0 0 15px;vertical-align:top"></td><td class="ydp9a3e1d04card-actions" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0 0;vertical-align:top"><div class="ydp9a3e1d04card-share-container"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><!--[if gte mso 9]></v:textbox></v:rect><![endif]--></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table border="0" align="center" class="ydp9a3e1d04card-info ydp9a3e1d04yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:#fff;position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0 0 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233)"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0"><h2 class="ydp9a3e1d04card-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: YahooSans, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 40, 42); max-width: 314px;">Celebrate International Day of Forests with poetree! | Trees for Cities</h2><p class="ydp9a3e1d04card-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">Trees for Cities is the only UK charity working at a national and international scale to improve lives by planti...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> I'm happy, as well, to share this news with you. Thanks for your ongoing interest in my poetry.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Take care,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Rae</div></div><br></div><div class="ydp335f5e43signature"><span style="font-family:serif;font-size:small;">"if only for one ruby-throated moment</span><div><span style="font-family:serif;font-size:small;"> you could drink</span></div><div><span style="font-family:serif;font-size:small;"> from the chalice of the sun"<br></span><div><span style="font-family:serif;font-size:small;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:serif;font-size:small;">www.raecrossman.com</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>