The Smothering of Our Forests: When Too Much of a Good Thing Becomes Death:
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The smothering of forests, the silence, the ache,
Too much of the lichen, too much to take.
It clings to the branches, it covers the green,
A blanket too heavy for life to be seen.
Too much of a good thing can bring on despair,
Like oxygen drowning the breath in the air.
For trees need their balance, the rhythm, the flow,
Not endless grey carpets where sunlight won’t go.
CO₂, that whisper of life in the breeze,
Feeds forests and oceans and all living seas.
We cry for its absence, yet don’t understand,
It’s part of the cycle that nourishes land.
The warmth of the oceans, the pulse of the deep,
Awakens the world from its ancient sleep.
It’s *result*, not the reason, for nature’s grand turn,
The lesson is simple, if we wish to learn.
The smothering of forests, the silence, the ache,
Too much of the lichen, too much to take.
It clings to the branches, it covers the green,
A blanket too heavy for life to be seen.
“Climate control,” you say? A villainous scheme,
To bind Mother Nature and silence her dream.
For change is her breathing, her thunder, her rain,
Her heartbeat through chaos, through joy, and through pain.
To cage her in numbers, to measure her sigh,
Is to darken the stars in a man-made sky.
We meddle, we panic, we twist what was free,
And call it salvation—but blind we may be.
If we stifle her whisper, her rhythm, her birth,
We summon the ending of life on this Earth.
For smother the forests, and soon comes the test—
When Mother lies gasping, we silence the rest.
The smothering of forests, the silence, the ache,
Too much of the lichen, too much to take.
It clings to the branches, it covers the green,
A blanket too heavy for life to be seen.
So let her breathe wild, in storm and in sun,
For nature’s own course is never undone.
Too much of control is the deadliest breath,
And balance ignored is the prelude to death.
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Copyright © Peter Moring 2025
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Our forests — the great green lungs of our planet — are quietly suffocating under a thick, creeping layer of lichen. What was once a sign of balance and harmony has now become a warning sign. We often think of lichen as natural, even beautiful, but like so many things in nature, ‘too much of a good thing can be deadly’.
Just as too much oxygen can overwhelm the human body, too much lichen can smother the trees it calls home. Beneath that pale crust, bark cannot breathe, light cannot reach, and the delicate systems that sustain life begin to falter. The message is clear: imbalance in nature — even when caused by natural elements — can lead to slow, silent death.
The Forgotten Friend: CO₂ and the Cycle of Life:
In our rush to “fight carbon,” we’ve forgotten a basic truth of life: Carbon dioxide is essential for photosynthesis. Plants thrive on it; forests depend on it. Without CO₂, trees cannot grow, oceans cannot nourish plankton, and the very air we breathe begins to falter. The problem isn’t carbon — it’s imbalance.
When we remove too much CO₂, we disturb nature’s rhythm. We need to remember that CO₂ is not the villain, but rather a participant in a grand and ancient cycle. The warming of the oceans, for example, is not necessarily the cause of climate shifts — it is often the result of natural patterns within Earth’s living system.
The Danger of “Climate Control”:
Modern environmental policy often speaks of “climate control.” The phrase itself should make us pause. To control climate is to control the beating heart of Earth — ‘Mother Nature’s breath’. Climate change, on the other hand, is not evil. It is the language of the planet, a pulse that has guided life for millions of years.
When we attempt to freeze nature in a single state — when we dictate how she should breathe, move, or evolve — we risk suffocating her entirely. And when Mother Nature suffocates, we follow.
Let Nature Breathe Again:
Our forests remind us daily that life depends on balance, not domination. The thickening lichen, the warming seas, the anxious debates about carbon — these are not separate issues. They are all symptoms of a deeper misunderstanding: the belief that we can out-think or out-control nature.
Instead of trying to cage her, we must learn again to live in rhythm with her. The Earth’s systems are not problems to solve — they are processes to respect.
If we truly want to save the planet, we must let her breathe.
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